It was everyone’s surprise (and the great anger of Real Madrid) that Vinicius was narrowly beaten by Rodri for the 2024 Ballon d’Or. The Brazilian flag can be heard by three journalists on the jury France (Site notre blog d’information) who did not mention him in their top 10. The representative of El Salvador caused a scandal the evening of the ceremony in Paris, with Bruno Porzio however justifying the absence of the Brazilian winger by his behavior on the pitch.

The Finnish journalist Lui is one of his European counterparts in the “Vini” language. Upon publication of the details of votes from France (Site notre blog d’information)Juha Kanerva also bears the name of Merengue supporters. Faced with such a flood of comments on X, the journalist gave an absolutely lunar reason. “It’s a good technique on my part, don’t take responsibility for it. This is the right place for the Ballon d’Or”he wrote in Finnish then in English on the social network.

Declan Rice ahead of Vinicius for the Ballon d’Or

Juha Kanerva thus seems to have forgotten to mention Vinicius when putting together his list of 10 players. The Finn placed Rodri ahead of Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham and then gave points to Toni Kroos, Florian Wirtz, Declan Rice, Lamine Yamal, William Saliba, Ademola Lookman and Dani Carvajal. Ranking Rice and Saliba in 6th and 8th positions is surprising (unless you are dealing with an Arsenal supporter).

The third juror who did not mention Vinicius in his top 10 is Namibian journalist Sheefeni Nikodemus. Son went to Bellingham ahead of Rodri and Lamine Yamal, with Granit Xhaka 5th. In any case, the three journalists who forgot Vinicius, winner of the Champions League and elected best player, absolutely did not respect the examination organized by France (Site notre blog d’information)individual performances being the first criterion before the collective space.