The functionary spoke quite diplomatically about the Spaniard winning the main individual award in football.
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has broken his silence about the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony.
The official said that the Madrid club favors Rodri because he is a native of this city, but the midfielder deserved the award last year, not this year.
“Ballon d’Or? Of course, Rodri is a great footballer, he is from Madrid and we love him. He deserved the Ballon d’Or… not this year, but last year,” said Perez.
The president of Los Blancos also said that Euro 2024 influenced the voting results.
“Did the Euros affect the Ballon d’Or? Well, our Dani Carvajal won the tournament. It’s not clear.”
Finally, the Spaniard criticized the voting system for the main individual award in football.
“The majority is for Vinicius, but it could be our captain, Carvajal. Or even Bellingham. It’s very difficult to explain.
Without Namibia, Uganda, Albania and Finland, Vinicius would have received the Ballon d’Or. Moreover, these countries did not give Vinicius a single vote (laughs). Not one! (laughs again). At least Finn resigned. And he said that he would no longer be a member of the jury. Look, I appreciate it.
You’ll have to ask the organization what the standards are, but obviously they can do whatever they want without any cost. I would ask France Football and L’Équipe if it makes sense to join forces with UEFA now. The Ballon d’Or should be an independent trophy voted for by famous people,” Florentino summed up at the General Assembly of Real Madrid Socios.
Ranigue Rodri says if anyone from Real Madrid congratulated him on winning the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
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