Cristiano Ronaldo says Vinicius Jr is more deserving of winning the Ballon d’Or

Madrid, Beritasatu.com – Cristiano Ronaldo believes that the 2024 Ballon d’Or award should be given to Vinicius Jr rather than Rodri from Manchester City. win. According to him, this is because Vinicius has scored 24 goals in 39 appearances and helped Real Madrid win the LaLiga and Champions League titles last season.

Apart from that, Vinicius Jr also scored a goal in their Champions League final win over Borussia Dortmund.

“In my opinion, he (Vinicius) deserves to win the golden ball. That’s not fair, I say it here in front of everyone,” said Ronaldo, who has won the award five times at the Globe Soccer Awards, Friday (27/12/2024) .

Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d’Or award after helping Man City win their fourth consecutive Premier League title last season before inspiring Spain to success at Euro 2024. The Ballon d’Or was decided based on votes by a panel of journalists from the top 100 countries ranked by FIFA .

According to Ronaldo, Rodri did not deserve the award.

“They gave it to Rodri, he deserved it too, but I think they should have given it to Vinicius because he won the Champions League,” he continued.

Cristiano Ronaldo further appreciated the emergence of many young footballers who are shining. “I really like the way they have gone about their careers, (Jude) Bellingham, Lamine (Yamal) now, this young generation, Vinicius, they are doing a fantastic job,” concluded Cristiano Ronaldo.