Through an official statement, UEFA stated that the Aleksander Ceferin‘s alleged commentspresident of the organization, on the award of the Ballon d’Or are fakealso ensuring that legal measures against “any party involved in spreading these false statements.”
“We categorically deny the allegations circulating about UEFA’s alleged comments on the Ballon d’Or result. Neither UEFA nor its president have made any statement or comment on the award selection results. This news is completely unfounded and does not reflect reality», can be read in the first instance.
It is worth remembering that after award of distinction to Rodria Manchester City player, alleged statements by Ceferin began to be published, justifying the Spanish midfielder’s victory and criticizing Real Madrid’s behavior: «The rule of fair play has been present in the Ballon d’Or since its creation, but Real Madrid complains because things are not in their favor.”
«Rodri surpassed Vinícius Júnior in statistics and in fair play he deserves it, just as Luka Modric deserved it a few years ago, when he played for Real Madrid. They themselves should review Vinícius’ season to see what he does to the referees, players and fans in each game. A midfielder who hasn’t lost in 72 games, who created more goals than Vinícius and who scored 12 goals! Furthermore, he won the Euros and was voted the best player of the tournament, and won the Premier League. I believe that if he played for Pérez’s team, he would immediately be asking for the Ballon d’Or”, said the respective comments.
It should be noted that the emblem merengue did not take any club representatives to the ceremony, in a situation that generated considerable controversy.
