Neymar and Vinicius are getting closer every day. They will be Brazil’s two big stars at the World Cup in Qatar and the relationship between the two is more than cordial, as the PSG player took it upon himself to remind with a tweet regarding his compatriot’s classification in the Ballon d’Or.
“Benzema deserved it, crack!!!! Now, that Vini is the eighth is not possible…. At least in the top three,” wrote the PSG Brazilian striker, who did not even make France Football’s list of 30 nominees.
Ancelotti sees Vinicius’ place as “fair”
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Questioned at a press conference about Vinicius’ position in the final Ballon d’Or ranking, Carlo Ancelotti had motivating words for his player, whom he encouraged to improve that position next year: “I think it is fair, because this allows him to try to improve on what he did last year, in which it was almost all new for everyone to see him with that continuity and quality. It will motivate him to do better.
Undisputed winner, but Top 10 with controversy
The award that Benzema received was expected and shared by practically the entire soccer world. This was not the case with the rest of the qualifiers. For example, the position of Thibaut Courtois, seventh, surprised among those who consider that the Belgian deserved more for his great performances in Madrid’s double.
Goalkeepers seem vetoed for this award since Lev Yashin was the first and only goalkeeper to win it in 1963. Courtois also sees it this way: “I see it as impossible, for a goalkeeper it’s impossible to win this award. I don’t know if as a goalkeeper you can do more than what I did last year”.
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Another of those who was not happy with his position was Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian, scorer of 21 goals and 20 assists, between La Liga and Champions League, finished seventh. The Brazilian did not attend the gala, which is usually a sign of dissatisfaction with the award. His teammate Luka Modric, ninth, was the fourth Madrid player in the Top 10.
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