Vinicius’ tantrum while Rodri collected the Ballon d’Or: “They are not prepared”

Not satisfied with the controversial and historic plan of the entire Real Madrid at the Ballon d’Or gala, Vinicius has added more fuel to the fire from his home, through his social networks. «I will do it 10 more times if necessary. “They are not prepared,” he said just as Rodri collected the Ballon d’Or, an award that had not been touched by a Spaniard since Luis Suárez did so 64 years ago.

Minutes later, the player’s entourage explained that the message is related to his fight against racism: “The world of football is not prepared to accept a player who fights against the system.”

While the Brazilian continued to fuel the controversy resulting from his indignation for not collecting the prestigious award, the Manchester City footballer praised the “great players” who accompanied him in a ranking in which ‘Vini’ occupied second position and his locker room partner Bellingham, the third. The winner also had precisely words for another Real Madrid footballer, Carvajal. “He has suffered the same injury as me and he deserved to be on this lectern,” Rodri insisted.

In recent days it seemed that Vinicius started as a favorite. This Monday all the predictions were blown up when Real Madrid decided to be absent from the gala. There would be no institutional representation, a gesture that has not been well received by the organizers. Already then, the controversial absence suggested that neither Vinicius nor Dani Carvajal nor Jude Bellingham, protagonists of the Champions League and the League won by the club, had a chance of winning the Ballon d’Or.

The Ballon d’Or is awarded by a vote by a jury made up of journalists representing the top 100 nations in the FIFA ranking. And the experts considered that it should fall to Rodri. The Spaniard won the Euro Cup this past season with La Roja, where he was chosen Best Player of the tournament by UEFA, and he won the Premier League and the Community Shield with Guardiola’s Manchester City.