Neymar and Vinicius get closer every day. They will be the two big stars of Brazil in the World Cup in Qatar, and the relationship between them is more than friendly, as the Paris Saint-Germain player was responsible for the summons with a tweet regarding the classification of his compatriot in the Golden Ball. .
“Benzema deserved it, crack! Now that Vinicius is eighth is not possible…at least among the top three,” wrote the Paris Saint-Germain Brazilian striker, who did not even make it to France Football’s 30-man shortlist.
Ancelotti sees Vinicius’ position as “fair”
When asked at a press conference about Vinicius’ placement in the final classification of the Ballon d’Or, Carlo Ancelotti had motivating words for the footballer, who encouraged him to improve this position next year: “I think it’s fair, because this allows him” to try to improve what he did last year, It was almost everything new for everyone to see in such continuity and quality. It will motivate him to do better.”
The undisputed, but controversial winner in the top 10
The award that Benzema received was expected and was shared by practically the entire football world. Not so with the rest of the classifieds. For example, Thibaut Courtois, seventh, surprised those who consider the Belgian more deserving of his impressive performance in the Madrid double.
It seems that goalkeepers are banned because of this award because Lev Yashin was the first goalkeeper to win it in 1963. As Courtois sees it this way: “I see it as impossible, impossible for a goalkeeper to win this award. I don’t know if as a goalkeeper you can do more than I did last year.”
The last person who was not satisfied with his position was Vinicius Jr. The Brazilian, who scored 21 goals and 20 assists, between the League and the Champions League, finished seventh. The Brazilian did not attend the ceremony, which is usually a sign of disagreement with the award. His colleague Luka Modric, ninth, was the fourth Real Madrid player in the top ten.
