Tag: Vinicius
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Ballon d’Or: Journalist resigns from jury after failing to vote Vinicius Junior in top 10
A Finnish journalist, Juha Kanerva, has announced his resignation from the Ballon d’Or jury after he left Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr out of his top 10 players. The Ballon d’Or award sees several journalists vote for the players they think have performed best over the season just gone. However, this year recorded new controversy, after…
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LaLiga: Ancelotti will not change Vinicius’ position for you – Benzema warns Mbappe
Former France striker, Karim Benzema, has warned Kylian Mbappe that Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, will not swap Vinicius Junior’s position for him. Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading goalscorer playing off the left wing. However, he has been moved into a more central position, since he arrived at the Bernabeu last summer. Benzema has…
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Ballon d’ Or 2024: Full list of all winners this year
The 2024 Ballon d’Or was announced on Monday night at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday night. Manchester City’s Rodri won the Ballon d’Or this year ahead of Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal and Kylian Mbappe. Below is the full list of all winners during the 2024 Ballon d’Or…
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Ballon d’Or 2024: Vinicius snubs award with Real Madrid aware he won’t win
Real Madrid will not send Vinicius Junior or anyone to the Ballon d’Or event tonight. The LaLiga giants “know” Vinicius will not be announced winner. This was revealed by football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano on Monday. Romano wrote on his X account: “BREAKING: Vinicius Jr will NOT travel to Paris as Real Madrid know he…
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LaLiga: They do things that leave me lost – Bellingham on Mbappe, Vinicius, Rodrygo
Real Madrid midfielder, Jude Bellingham, has said that Vinicius, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo do things that get him lost. The England international said this while sharing his experience of playing alongside the superstars at Real Madrid. Bellingham joined Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in 2023 for a reported €103 million. Since then, the England international has shared…
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Ballon d’Or: Senna names players that should make top 3 this year
Former Spain midfielder, Marcos Senna, has named his picks for the Ballon d’Or 2024 award. This year’s winner will be announced at an event in France on October 28. Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, Senna agreed that Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior is the favourite to take the prize home. Senna, however, said Manchester City’s Rodri and Kylian Mbappe, who…
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Ballon d’Or: Ancelotti names player to win award
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has said he expects Vinicius Jr to win this year’s Ballon d’Or award. The ceremony to announce the winner is exactly one month away – October 28th. Vinicius Jr is the standout favourite to claim the 2024 award and has reportedly been informed about his future win already. “I think…
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Ballon d’Or award between two players this year – Emmanuel Petit
Former Arsenal and France midfielder, Emmanuel Petit, has said only Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior can stop Rodri of Manchester City from winning this year’s Ballon d’Or. Vinicius is the hot favourite to claim the prize, but Rodri is also a frontrunner, having won the Premier League title and helped Spain win Euro 2024. Petit…
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LaLiga: It was hell playing with Mbappe -Neymar warns Vinicius, Rodrygo
Al-Hilal forward, Neymar, has warned his Brazilian compatriots that “it was hell” playing with Kylian Mbappe at Paris Saint-Germain. Neymar and Mbappe played together 136 times for PSG and combined for 54 goals between 2017 and 2023. But the Frenchman moved to Real Madrid as a free agent this summer and has teamed up with players like…
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Ballon d’Or: They’ll definitely give him – Marcelo names player to win award
Former Real Madrid defender, Marcelo has picked this year’s Ballon d’Or winner. The nominations for this year’s individual award were announced last week. Real Madrid players featured prominently in the 30-player shortlist after a stellar 2023-24 season. The Los Blancos won the UEFA Champions League, pipped Barcelona to the La Liga title and also won…