The winner of the Ballon d’Or will be announced during a ceremony held at Le Chatelet Theatre in Paris on October 28, the day after the El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish League, La Liga, which will be held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on October 27.
Spanish newspaper Marca confirmed that Vinicius Junior was informed that he would be the winner of the Golden Ball for the year 2024, beating his Real Madrid teammates, Dani Carvajal and Kylian Mbappe, and Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Rodri.
The newspaper explained that the Brazilian player, who contributed significantly to Real Madrid’s victory last season in the Spanish League and the Champions League titles, ended the era of dominance of the duo Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo over the award (except for the coronation of Benzema and Modric earlier).
The report indicated that Vinicius made mistakes sometimes, but he was able to learn and work hard to develop his playing style to suit his team’s needs.
He went from being the subject of ridicule and criticism, to a player who is respected and feared by his rivals on the field.
Marca noted that Nike, the sportswear company, plans to exploit the event, especially since Vinicius is one of the company’s advertising faces, by allocating a golden shoe for the Brazilian to wear only two days after receiving the Golden Ball.
“The sportswear brand is planning to reopen its Madrid store just two days after the Ballon d’Or ceremony, in honour of Vinicius alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Mbappé. This will be done using a golden boot with an image of the trio as champions, and the golden boots are already ready,” she concluded.
With the exception of the Argentine star Messi, who won the award 8 times, Real Madrid has dominated the Golden Ball in recent years, as it was won by the Croatian Luka Modric in 2018, and the French Karim Benzema in 2022, and before them the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo 4 times with Real Madrid in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017, while the fifth time he won the Golden Ball was with Manchester United in 2008.
It is noteworthy that the list of 30 candidates for the Golden Ball was devoid, for the first time, of the names of the two great stars, Messi and Ronaldo, which has not happened for nearly two decades.
Source: RT
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2024-09-25 05:00:19
