After Rodri’s controversial Ballon d’Or victory this week, to the detriment of the man who was nevertheless designated as the big favorite, Vinicius Junior, numerous allegations against UEFA have surfaced in the press. A maneuver by the European football body and its president Alexander Ceferin was thus suspected in several Spanish newspapers.
Concretely, Real Madrid had advanced through the press virulent remarks made by Ceferin against Vinicius Junior, defending the idea that the Brazilian did not deserve the prize. As a reminder, UEFA co-organized a Ballon d’Or ceremony for the first time, in concert with the Amaury Group, owner of the France Football and L’Équipe media.
UEFA denies outright
Mute until now, the body has finally broken the silence. In a press release sent this Saturday to the Spanish press agency, EFEshe denied all these accusations outright, also indicating that she reserved the right to take legal action against those responsible for this disinformation. “We categorically deny the allegations circulating regarding UEFA’s purported comments regarding the outcome of the Ballon d’Or results. Neither UEFA nor its president have issued any statements or comments on the results of the award.we can read.
“Such a report is completely unfounded and does not reflect reality. We reserve the right to take legal action against any party involved in the dissemination of these false statements», concludes this press release. As a reminder, this non-consecration by Vinicius, Monday, at the Théâtre du Chatelet, marked the divorce between UEFA and Real Madrid. The Madrid delegation had thus snubbed the ceremony, and numerous reactions from club players had emerged on social networks to support the Brazilian.
