The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony ended. Manchester City’s core player Rodri overwhelmed Real Madrid’s superstar Vinicius to become the most shining figure at the Ballon d’Or ceremony. No one from Real Madrid attended the Ballon d’Or night. Three hours after the Ballon d’Or ceremony ended, Real Madrid officials were still silent.
One month before the Ballon d’Or, Real Madrid-affiliated media, led by Marca, confirmed that Vinicius would win the Ballon d’Or; 24 hours before the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Marca confirmed again that Vinicius would be the first person in the world to win the Ballon d’Or. Real Madrid also booked a chartered flight for a 50-member delegation to go to Paris. However, 5 hours before the ceremony, Real Madrid canceled the trip.
According to the organizer of the Ballon d’Or, France Football, neither Real Madrid nor Manchester City knew who would win the award. Real Madrid once put pressure on the organizer, but the organizer refused to disclose it. Vinicius firmly believed that he was the Ballon d’Or winner, but the result made him extremely disappointed. Similarly, Real Madrid Club also protested against the Ballon d’Or with a silent and boycotted attitude.
The Ballon d’Or ceremony started at 3:45 am on the 29th, Beijing time, and ended at 5:45 am. Three hours after the ceremony, Real Madrid officials remained silent and there was no update on the social platform. Interestingly, during the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Real Madrid officials celebrated the total number of fans on the social platform exceeding 600 million.
This time, Real Madrid did not win nothing in the Golden Ball ceremony
Real Madrid defeated Leverkusen and Manchester City to win the “Best Men’s Football Club of the Year”; Ancelotti defeated famous coaches such as Alonso and Guardiola to be crowned the “Best Men’s Football Coach of the Year”. For any club or coach, this is an award worth celebrating.
However, Real Madrid officials did not congratulate Ancelotti, nor did they celebrate winning the best club award. Ancelotti himself posted a message to celebrate: “I want to thank my family, my president (Florentino), my club, my players, especially Vinicius and Carvajal.”
Ancelotti’s speech, if you think about it carefully, is not quite right – he specifically thanked Vinicius and Carvajal, but what about Bellingham? Last season, Bellingham was definitely a key player for Real Madrid, scoring 19 goals and 6 assists in La Liga, 4 goals and 5 assists in the Champions League, and carrying Real Madrid forward at the beginning of the season, scoring many lore and key goals. For this Ballon d’Or, Real Madrid is pushing Vinicius, but leaving Bellingham aside, which is not appropriate.
