Vinicius Jr immediately breaks silence on Ballon d’Or snub as Real Madrid star issues stern 10-word warning
VINICIUS JR has broken his silence after missing out on the Ballon d’Or.
The Real Madrid star was one of the favourites to land the prize but finished runner-up to Manchester City‘s Rodri.
GettyVinicius Jr has broken his silence after missing out on the Ballon d’Or[/caption]
EPARodri scooped the top prize[/caption]
ReutersReal Madrid boycotted the ceremony entirely[/caption]
Vinicius did not attend the awards ceremony as Real Madrid boycotted the event.
But he broke his silence after Rodri collected his trophy, sending a warning to the organisers.
He wrote on social media: “I’ll do it 10x if I have to. They’re not ready.”
Vinicius Jr was rumoured to have won the Ballon d’Or after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League and LaLiga last season.
He scored 24 goals and registered 11 assists, with key goals in the Champions League knock-out stages, including the final.
But he was overlooked for the top prize with Premier League and Euros winner Rodri winning instead.
An incensed Florentino Perez, Real Madrid President, reacted by boycotting the event.
That meant no Real Madrid personnel were in Paris for the ceremony, including Jude Bellingham who finished third.
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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
It also meant there was no club representative in attendance to collect the Club of the Year award, making for an awkward moment
While manager Carlo Ancelotti also failed to receive his Coach of the Year gong.
All winners of the Ballon d’Or this century
2024: Rodri, Man City and Spain
2023: Lionel Messi, Inter Miami and Argentina
2022: Karim Benzema, Real Madrid and France
2021: Lionel Messi, PSG and Argentina
2020: Not Awarded
2019: Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina
2018: Luka Modric, Real Madrid and Croatia
2017: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portugal
2016: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portugal
2015: Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portugal
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portugal
2012: Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina
2011: Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina
2010: Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina
2009: Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo, Man Utd and Portugal
2007: Kaka, AC Milan and Brazil
2006: Fabio Cannavaro, Real Madrid and Italy
2005: Ronaldinho, Barcelona and Brazil
2004: Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan and Ukraine
2003: Pavel Nedved, Juventus and Czechia
2002: Ronaldo Nazario, Real Madrid and Brazil
2001: Michael Owen, Liverpool and England
2000: Luis Figo, Real Madrid and Portugal
