The world press attacks Real Madrid and Florentino Pérez for the Ballon d’Or nomination

The Spanish and world press today echoes the awarding of the Ballon d’Or to Aitana Bonmatí and Rodri, the brand new best soccer players in the world, as well as the Real Madrid team at the ceremony. In many cases, the media directly accuses the white president, Florentino Pérez, of lacking class for being the culprit of Real Madrid’s lack of leadership.

The zasca of ‘L’Équipe’

“Real Madrid lacked class and trampled on this value of sport which consists of respecting its winners”

One of the most forceful media regarding the absence of Real Madrid in the Ballon d’Or gala is the French newspaper L’Equipewhich takes the plan to its editorial, signed by Vincent Duluc, and titled “El Real, an electoral failure and a moral failure.”

“By refusing to attend the 68th Ballon d’Or ceremony, Real Madrid lacked class and trampled on this value of sport which consists of respecting its winners,” writes the leading sports newspaper, which is from the same media group. that France Footballthe co-organizer of the trophy.

And he adds in his reflection: “Real Madrid, which does not accept that the winner is not known in advance, nor that it is not him, ended up refusing to come because of the rumor of Vinícius’ defeat, taking its other winners hostage, Carlo Ancelotti and Kylian Mbappé, in particular. “The Madrid club chose, without class, to trample on this value of sport which consists of respecting its winners.”

‘Le Parisien’

“Real Madrid’s boycott made everyone uncomfortable in the Ballon d’Or”

The newspaper Le Parisien points out that the absence of Real Madrid “made everyone uncomfortable” at the gala, but that the organizers wanted to minimize it so that it would not overshadow them.

“The absence of the Real Madrid representatives, despite the three trophies awarded, was suppressed as far as possible by both the organization and the great winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or, Rodri. “No one wanted to make it the main theme of the gala evening.”

The Parisian newspaper explains that the organization chose to ignore the white club: “Does Real Madrid decide not to come? Very good for him. This is, in summary, the message sent by the Ballon d’Or organization (France Football and UEFA) at the awards ceremony.”

According to Le Parisien, “as soon as the Real Madrid leaders announced the boycott, there was, of course, a kind of crisis meeting within the organization. Only to deal with the planning of the seats, which would be modified in the absence of around fifty expected members of the Madrid delegation.”

The Spanish press

“Florentino’s tantrum with the Ballon d’Or”, writes ‘El País’

In the Spanish press, the main headlines attack Real Madrid and its president, Florentino Pérez. One of the most critical is El País through Alfredo Relaño’s article, “Florentino’s tantrum with the Ballon d’Or”.

“Florentino’s reaction to the news seemed disproportionate to me (…) That Madrid, the ‘when they lose they shake hands’ club, kicks the table for such a small thing, has two explanations: the growing arrogance of Florentino and the accumulation of bad news these days,” writes Relaño, in reference to the 0-4 of the classic on Saturday at the Bernabéu.

“The failure of the Super League has been dragging on for a long time and now it finds itself with a serious failure in its economic project based on a violation. The neighbors have stopped his concerts, which will significantly reduce the expected income,” says the journalist, explaining Pérez’s unease.

‘Brand’

“Real Madrid has forgotten the ‘When you lose, shake hands’ that for so long was its hallmark”

In BrandReal Madrid’s boycott of the Ballon d’Or is left in a small headline on the cover (“Ugly sit-in from Madrid, who refused to travel when they found out that Vinícius was not winning”), which is in the largest image of Rodri kissing the trophy , and Aitana Bonmatí in the small photo. “It’s about time,” headlines the Madrid sports newspaper, which on the inside pages concentrates its criticism of the white club in Rubén Jiménez’s column, “When he loses he no longer shakes hands.”

“Real Madrid has relegated its lifelong anthem to such a remote level that it has even forgotten its lyrics. He has embraced ‘Hala Madrid and nothing else’, taking the most toxic aspect of its meaning and has forgotten the ‘When he loses, shake hands’ that for so long was his hallmark,” the journalist writes. “The Ballon d’Or tantrum is worthy of the biggest club in the world.

He also criticizes Vinícius: “If you really want to be like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, you should learn from them and remember those galas in which one would see the other go up to the stage to receive the Ballon d’Or and applaud him from his seat.” .

‘Ace’

“The club tries to undervalue an award whose importance is increased by the size of its tantrum at Vinícius not winning it”

The newspaper appears warmer Ace on its cover when announcing the boycott of the white club: “Madrid does not attend the gala after learning that Vinícius was not the chosen one despite being a multi-award winner.” The image of the first is shared by Aitana and Rodri exhibiting their trophies, with the title “Spain is gold.”

On the back cover, Alfredo Relaño, again, is the one who is most critical of Madrid and Florentino Pérez. In an article titled “Madrid has become mourinhized,” the veteran journalist writes: “I see Florentino’s absence as an attack of arrogance that reminds me of that case of Mourinho, when he excused a lot of work to not go to a gala like this when he knew “He didn’t win, and we caught him watching his son play with Canillas at that time.” And he adds: “The club is trying to undervalue an award whose importance is increased by the size of its tantrum at Vinícius not winning it.”