France Football's editor-in-chief gave the reason why Vinicius lost to Rodri
The football world was surprised when the 2024 Ballon d'Or went to Manchester City’s Rodri instead of Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior. However, France Football editor-in-chief Vincent Garcia offered an explanation for this result.
Details: According to Garcia, Vinícius faced stiff competition from within Real Madrid itself, as fellow teammates Dani Carvajal and Jude Bellingham were also among the top five candidates.
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“Vinicius surely suffered from the presence of Bellingham and Carvajal in the top 5 because, mathematically, that took away some points from him. This also sums up Real Madrid's season, which had between 3 and 4 players and the journalists shared their decisions between them, which benefited Rodri”
Reminder: Real Madrid reportedly believes that UEFA may have influenced Vinícius’s loss as retaliation for the club’s role in organizing the Super League.