Hollywood icon trolls Real Madrid with subtle gesture as she poses with Barcelona stars at Ballon d’Or ceremony
A HOLLYWOOD icon trolled Real Madrid with a cheeky subtle gesture as she posed for photos with Barcelona stars at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
A host of Barca stars headed to Paris for the annual gala evening at the Theatre du Chatelet.
X @FCBarcelonaNatalie Portman took a cheeky dig at Real Madrid alongside Barcelona stars[/caption]
GettyThe actress dazzled on the red carpet at the Ballon d’Or[/caption]
And trio Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi even posed on the red carpet with an Oscar-winning superstar.
The footballers were all smiles alongside Natalie Portman, who even dropped a savage dig at Barca’s arch-rivals.
Portman, 43, could not resist the fun and held up four fingers to the cameras.
That appeared to be a thinly-veiled reference to the weekend when Barca smashed Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu.
Olmo, Yamal and Cubarsi burst into laughter when they realised what Portman had done.
And fans on social media could not get enough of it either, after Barcelona posted the video on their X account and it racked up 5million views by Tuesday lunchtime.
One said: “Lmao no way she pointed out four reminding of El Clasico score.”
Another wrote: “She’s pointing 4 ”
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A third added: “She reigns supreme, cementing her place among the football greats with this remarkable achievement.”
A fourth quipped: “W Portman.”
And a final user simply commented: “Queen.”
Portman is a huge football fan and even formed her own women’s team – Angel City FC – in 2022.
However, she was in Paris last night to present the Ballon d’Or Feminin for the world’s best female footballer.
She handed over the prestigious gong to Aitana Bonmati as the Barcelona and Spain star defended her title ahead of club team-mates Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo.
In fact, seven of the top 30 female footballers to make the list play for Barcelona – while Lucy Bronze left in the summer for Chelsea.
And there was plenty more success for Barcelona, too, as the ladies’ team were named Women’s Club of the Year.
Ballon d’Or 2024 results
1: Rodri, Man City and Spain
2: Vinicius Jr, Real Madrid and Brazil
3: Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid and England
4: Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid and Spain
5: Erling Haaland, Man City and Norway
6: Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid and France
7: Lautaro Martinz, Inter Milan and Argentina
8: Lamine Yamal, Barcelona and Spain
9: Toni Kroos, Real Madrid and Germany
10: Harry Kane, Bayern Munich and England
11: Phil Foden, Man City and England
12: Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen and Germany
13: Dani Olmo, Barcelona and Spain
14: Ademola Lookman, Atalanta and Nigeria
15: Nico Williams, Athletic Bilbao and Spain
16: Granit Xhaka, Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland
17: Federico Valverde, Real Madrid and Uruguay
18: Emi Martinez, Aston Villa and Argentina
19: Martin Odegaard, Arsenal and Norway
20: Hakan Calhanoglu, Inter Milan and Turkey
21: Bukayo Saka, Arsenal and England
22: Antonio Rudiger, Real Madrid and Germany
23: Ruben Dias, Man City and Portugal
24: William Saliba, Arsenal and France
25: Cole Palmer, Chelsea and England
26: Declan Rice, Arsenal and England
27: Vitinha, PSG and Portugal
28: Alejandro Grimaldo, Bayer Leverkusen and Spain
29: Mats Hummels, Roma and Germany
30: Artem Dovbyk, Roma and Ukraine
Yamal and Olmo were the only men’s Barca star on the men’s Ballon d’Or top 30 list as they finished eighth and 13th.
However, 17-year-old Yamal did collect the Kopa Trophy for the best young player as Cubarsi came fifth.
To top it off for Barcelona, their rivals Real Madrid’s fancied trio of Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal all missed out on the Ballon d’Or behind Rodri.
And that triggered a boycott from the furious Los Blancos.
They told AFP: “If the award criteria doesn’t give it to Vinicius as the winner, then those same criteria should point to Carvajal as the winner.
“As this was not the case, it is clear that Ballon d’Or-Uefa does not respect Real Madrid. And Real Madrid does not go where it is not respected.”
Emi Martinez made it back-to-back Yashin Trophy successes – despite being BOOED on the red carpet – while Carlo Ancelotti was named Men’s Coach of the Year as Emma Hayes took the women’s gong.
AFPPortman presented the Ballon d’Or Feminin to Barcelona star Aitana Bonmati[/caption]
GettyBarca were crowned Women’s Club of the Year[/caption]
ReutersDani Olmo, Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi were all smiles in Paris[/caption]
AFP17-year-old Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for the best young player[/caption]
