Carlo Ancelotti has shared his latest thoughts regarding the prestigious Ballon d’Or, an award given to the best player for the one particular season concerned. Ancelotti personally believes that Vini Jr. will be declared the winner of the 2023-2024 season’s Ballon d’Or.
After the dramatic UEFA Champions League finals, Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez made a statement about Vini Jr. being given the award, which proved to be the second or the third time Ancelotti has had his say.
Now, the importance of this glorious award has been fully understood. It’s an esteemed award that’s been given by the French magazine, France Football, since 1956. The Ballon d’Or is based exclusively on voting by top football journalists across the world who have keen knowledge of the game. Lionel Messi is currently the biggest winner of this award (8 times), followed by the best of all, Cristiano Ronaldo (with 5), who’s been nominated for this award 18 times, more than any other player ever due to his longevity.
What Did Carlo Ancelotti Say about Vini Jr. and Others?
Carlo Ancelotti’s verdict on the Ballon d’Or title race and the winner is considerably fair and genuine. It’s not only because Vini Jr. is a player from his club, but certainly the Brazilian winger has done a lot to help his team win every title possible. These include the La Liga (Spanish domestic league) trophy, the UEFA Champions League (Europe’s best club competition), and even the Supercopa de España.
In addition, Carlo Ancelotti recently made an appearance on John Obi Mikel’s Obi One Podcast, where he was asked what he thinks about the fuss going on all over social media.
Real Madrid’s head coach explained by saying: “It’s true that Carvajal did well because he won the league, the Champions League, and scored [in the final], and won the EURO. But Vinícius, a talented player, young, with a good image, won the league, and the Champions League, scoring in the final and semi-final. He scored two in Munich. And Jude had a fantastic season. Winning the Champions League, winning the league, and it was a big surprise. The best player of the league season. Rodri also is a fantastic midfielder, one of the best midfielders in the competition, and consistent.”
In conclusion, the Italian added: “I think Vinícius will win it.” These statements made everyone, even non-football fans, believe that Vini Jr. is inevitably the number one contender to win this award for the previous season. After all, he netted 24 goals and provided 11 assists in 39 appearances across all competitions.
Other Top Contenders For The Award
Several other deserving candidates for the award include Vini Jr.’s teammate Jude Bellingham who had a great season with Real Madrid as well as with his nation England in the 2024 Euros. Dani Carvajal’s trophy cabinet this season is also quite impressive as he has won it all with the Los Blancos and the Spanish football team.
There are star players like Rodri, Lautaro Martinez, and Kylian Mbappe who had great seasons respectively, but won’t have many trophies added to their cabinets. Lionel Messi, after just winning the Copa América is reportedly one of the nominees for the award. On the other hand, this hasn’t been kindly welcomed by football enthusiasts as they believe that it’s all biased in favor of Messi. This time around though, he’s unlikely to win.
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