In the early morning of October 29, Beijing time, the annual award ceremony of "France Football" was held at the Chatelet Theater in Paris, and the results of the major awards were also released. In the end, Manchester City defender Rodri won the Ballon d'Or, while Brazil genius Vinicius, who plays for Real Madrid, is second place. After missing the Ballon d'Or, Vinicius, who is worth 200 million euros, immediately spoke on social media: "If necessary, I will work 10 times harder, they are not ready!" ā
Previously, Vinicius has been the biggest favorite in odds, and media such as Marca newspaper also broke the news not long ago that Vinicius will win the award. It is precisely because of the crazy momentum of the outside world that Vinicius himself feels that he is sure to win the Ballon d'Or, which made him fight back that he would receive the Ballon d'Or immediately when he clashed with Barcelona star Gavi in the national derby last weekend.
Not only that, according to media reports, the Brazil genius also invited about 20 people from his closest circle to spend this special day with them, and a party was planned in the center of Paris after the award.
But the hours before the ceremony, things suddenly took a turn for the worse, and Rodri finally won the 2024 Golden Globe. And Vinicius not only canceled the party, but also failed to even attend the awards ceremony. It is foreseeable that for a long time to come, missing this year's Ballon d'Or will be one of the biggest blows to Vinicius's career.
This past season, Vinicius made 39 appearances for Real Madrid with 24 goals and 11 assists, and this season contributed 8 goals and 7 assists in 15 games for Real Madrid in all competitions, during which time he also won the Spain Super Cup, La Liga, Champions League and UEFA Super Cup.