Rodrygo, outraged at not being among the 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or and his role at Real Madrid

Rodrygo is one of the many world-class players that Real Madrid has. But in terms of level, the Brazilian-born striker believes that he should have at least been among the 30 shortlisted to be crowned the best player of the year and win the Ballon d’Or.

On the one hand, the forward understands that the emergence of Bellingham and his arrival at the Merengue last season and the football and media emergence that Kylian Mbappe represents when he plays for Casablanca, puts him in a secondary position, with the impossibility of having a leading role, but rather a complementary one: “Is there someone missing on the right? Rodrygo. Is there a ‘9’ missing? Well, Rodrygo.” It bothers me, but I understand that I am a team player.”.

Regarding the awards ceremony organized by France Football, in the interview given to ESPNRodrygo stressed feeling annoying. “I think I deserved it. I don’t want to belittle the players who are there, but I think I had a place in the top 30. It was a surprise. But there’s not much I can do. I’m not the one who decides these things.”.

It is worth remembering that after his publication on social networks when he found out that he was not nominated, his darts were aimed directly at the organization (“What I posted was a bit mocking”) told ESPN, important players supported him, such as Neymar, who without hesitation said about Rodrygo: “Minimum, world top 5. Crack”.

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