Kylian Mbapping has been surprised to see the Manchester City Rodri midfielder in 2024 Ballon d’Or ahead of Real Madrid’s teammate, Vinicius Junior.
Vinicius was the favorite to collect the most prestigious individual football prize and Madrid officials were so stunned by the decision to give the Rodri prize that they boycotted the whole event.
In an interview with The ParisianMBAPPE was asked in the striker for Paris Saint-Germain, Ousmane, Dembele, Dembele, to win the Golden Ballon, and argued that Rodri’s victory means that anything is possible in the awards race.
“What is a Golden Ballon player? Rodri, is a Golden Ballon player?” It started. “For me, at first, it was not one, I thought the Golden Ballon would go to Vinicius, but in the end, it was Rodri who succeeded.
“If I had told you three months ago, you would have said to me,” What are you talking about? “.
“Today we do not know who the Golden Ball is going, except that no one has to be excluded, that all players can be rewarded, perhaps even a goalkeeper.”
Ahead of Real MadridThe recent victory over the city in the play-offs of the Champions League, director Carlo Angelotti insisted that they were right to boycott the Ballon d’Or ceremony in support of Vinicius.
“I don’t think it was the wrong decision,” Ancelotti emphasized. “We didn’t want to participate because we thought Vinicius was the winner of the Golden Ballon.
“And that does not mean that we do not have with respect to Rodri that won the Golden Ballon because he is a fantastic player. But I think we thought, and I thought Rodri deserved to win the previous year.”
