Blancos canceled the flight of the entire delegation; Rodri is considered the main favorite for the main trophy
Madrid Real canceled his delegation’s trip to the award ceremony Ballon d’Or 2024. All nominees, including the contender for the main trophy, will not go to Paris Vinicius Junior and Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrey Lunin.
Real’s plane was due to take off from Madrid in the afternoon. However, Madrid canceled the trip of the entire 50-person delegation after receiving information from Paris. Blancos have presumably learned that Vinicius will not win the Ballon d’Or tonight.
The Madrid team has 11 nominations for various trophies at the annual ceremony. In addition to Vinicius, Jude Bellingham, Fede Valverde, Toni Kroos, who retired, Dani Carvajal, Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger are nominated for the trophy. Ukrainian Andrey Lunin is among the contenders for the prize for the best goalkeeper of the year. Carlo Ancelotti is nominated for the best coach trophy, Arda Guler – the best young player.
In addition to Vinicius, Manchester City midfielder Rodri is among the favorites for the title of best player of 2024. The midfielder this year won the English title, the FA Cup, and also became the European champion with the Spanish national team, receiving the award for the most valuable player of the tournament.
The nominees for the Ballon d’Or also include Ukrainian Artem Dovbik. Let us remind you that the Ukrainian spent last season in Girona. Artem became the best goalscorer of Examples with 24 goals, and also made 10 assists. Girona sensationally finished in the top 3 and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in history, and the Ukrainian forward was recognized as the best player of the Catalan team of the season.
The ceremony at which the 2024 Ballon d’Or winners will be awarded will take place today, October 28. The event will traditionally take place at the Chatelet Theater in Paris. Starts at 20:00 Kyiv time.
Source: Sportarena
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