Ballon d’Or 2024 ‘must have gone to a Precise Madrid participant’, says membership president Florentino Perez

Precise Madrid president Florentino Perez talked about it is “exhausting to elucidate” how Rodri gained the 2024 Ballon d’Or over actually considered one of his membership’s players.

Alongside Vinicius, who carried out a starring perform in his aspect’s UEFA Champions League triumph ultimate season, Dani Carvajal and Jude Bellingham have been moreover in competitors for the honour.

Explaining the selection to boycott the event, Perez talked about all through his speech on the membership’s assembly: “Rodri deserved a Ballon d’Or, nevertheless not this 12 months. This 12 months, it must have gone to a Precise Madrid participant, whatever the elements.

“Whether or not or not it was Vinicius, because the worldwide fanbase demanded; our captain Dani Carvajal, if further weight was given for his Euro performances; and even Jude Bellingham.

“It’s exhausting to elucidate why no Madrid participant gained. Uncommon points occurred.”

He added: “We’re proud to have a participant like Vinicius Junior. For us, and for a lot of followers and soccer lovers, he’s the perfect participant on the earth.

“‘Costly ‘Vini,’ Madridistas are happy with you in your sacrifice and perseverance by way of each factor you’ve endured, usually unfairly.”

Metropolis and Spain midfielder Rodri trumped Vinicius to decide on up his maiden Ballon d’Or, after fundamental Spain to Euro 2024 glory whereas moreover collaborating in a key perform in clinching Metropolis’s fourth consecutive Premier League title.

As media experiences broke suggesting Rodri would win the Ballon d’Or, Madrid launched a press launch to AFP and Spanish media asserting their boycott.

“If the award requirements wouldn’t give it to Vinicius as a result of the winner, then these self similar requirements must stage to Carvajal as a result of the winner,” the membership talked about.

“As this was not the case, it is clear that Ballon d’Or-Uefa would not respect Precise Madrid. And Precise Madrid would not go the place it is not revered.”