While France is placed in a state of attack emergency, Real Madrid is worried about its upcoming arrival for the Ballon d’Or ceremony on October 30.
A year after Karim Benzema’s Ballon d’Or, Real Madrid expects to celebrate Jude Bellingham’s Kopa Trophy, who will be the first from Casa Blanca to be voted best prospect (under 21). The club from the Spanish capital is, however, concerned about the high risk of terrorism in Paris, where the 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on October 30, as indicated by Cadena Ser.
Can Florentino Pérez shine by his absence? Normally, the president of Real would come to parade on the red carpet of the Théâtre du Châtelet, in the heart of Paris, alongside Bellingham and perhaps Vinicius and Thibaut Courtois, respectively nominated for the Ballon d’Or and the Yachine Trophy. But the Madrid players concerned could follow the Parisian evening from their home (and be satisfied with a video intervention for Bellingham).
Since the knife attack in a high school in Arras, which killed a teacher and left two injured, on October 13, the Vigipirate plan has moved to the next level, the “emergency attack level”. Since then, a terrorist attack took place in Brussels, and two Swedish fans, who were going to their national team’s match against Belgium, died.
