A Champions League, a League and a Spanish Super Cup. Vinicius Jr. He was convinced that they were enough merits to be the new Ballon d’Or. 24 goals, one of them in the Wembley final, and 11 assists made him one of the great references of Real Madrid and its great season. Hence the bad body that the Brazilian has been left with when he found out that he was not the winner of the award.
In fact, on Saturday Vinícius was convinced that he would win. So much so that he used it to show his chest and intimidate when Gavi reminded him of the 0-4 with his hand in a scuffle in the final stretch. “On Monday I’m going to Paris for the Ballon d’Or,” he snapped. However, since France Football It was insisted that there had been no leaks this year and no one (only two people) knew the final verdict.
Without a doubt, the Real Madrid forward was one of the favorites to win the trophy but he may have been disadvantaged by the many candidates from the white team, which had many important assets. Carvajal, Bellingham or even Kroos appeared in the pools. That has surely atomized the vote towards Madrid and has ended Vinícius’s aspirations, as in 2010 happened with the Spanish footballers who won the World Cup. The votes were distributed between Iniesta (2nd), Xavi (3rd) and Casillas (7th) and the award went to Leo Messi.
Furthermore, the 24-year-old winger cannot boast of any great success with his country’s national team either. Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals this summer in the Copa América, a match that Vinícius was also unable to play, due to a suspension for completing the cycle of two yellow cards.
This 2024 is the first in which UEFA has entered as co-organizer of the award and the association chaired by Ceferin has placed special emphasis on the values of fair play that appear in the contest rules.
Article 9 of the Ballon d’Or regulations explains the main criteria that the jury must follow for its votes. The first factor to take into account is the individual performances and the collective record of the players during the season in question.
Section B refers to the player’s class, which covers both his talent and his fair play. One point, that of the image, that would have been a burden for the Brazilian, who has several episodes of being a bad professional colleague, treating rivals with insolence, addressing referees in a bad manner and confronting opposing fans.
The third aspect, according to the bases, is the career and trajectory of the footballer. Finally, the jury must also evaluate the personality and the influence of his actions. In that sense, Vinícius has become a champion of the fight against racism, especially after the episode experienced in Mestalla, which in principle would benefit him. But it is also true that his personality has earned him many controversies due to his arrogant character.
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