The Ballon d’Or organization considers Real Madrid’s position “incomprehensible”

They assured that even the winner of the Ballon d’Or does not know that he is one until today’s gala concert. EFE sources of the organization of the trophy, created in 1956 by France Football magazine.. After the Real Madrid delegation canceled their trip to Paris for the gala because they were confident that their Brazilian striker Vinicius would not be the winner as predicted, the organizers wanted some clarification. Unlike previous editions, they note, in this case France Football, which is organizing the gala for the first time together with UEFA, did not inform the winner in advance.

There was also no traditional interview with the winner or photo shoot with the trophy, which will appear in the next issue of the French publication, they add. Even his club was not informed that one of his players would be the winner, say organizers, who They consider “Real’s position incomprehensible”. The white club, which was convinced Vinicius, winner of the Champions League and Spanish league, would be the winner, announced that it would not be represented in Paris. At that moment, the hypothesis worked that the reward would be the Spaniard from Manchester City, Rodri, winner of the European Cup and the English League.