Published October 25,2024
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Vinicius Jr‘s outstanding performances at Real Madrid have put the 24-year-old ahead because the odds-on favorite to assert his first Ballon d’Or when the award for one of the best participant on the earth is introduced in Paris on Monday.
Vinicius scored 24 targets and offered 11 assists in 39 appearances that had been key to assist the Spanish powerhouse to a close to good 2023-24 marketing campaign during which they reclaimed the LaLiga title and grabbed a record-extending fifteenth European Cup. The Brazilian scored within the Champions League closing and was named because the competitors’s finest participant.
Bookmakers backed Vinicius to win the award forward of Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri and Englishman Jude Bellingham.
He is aiming to turn into the primary Brazilian since Kaka in 2007 to win the award and simply the third particular person not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to assert it since 2008.
This would be the first time since 2003 during which neither Messi nor Ronaldo made the ultimate 30-man record of nominees.
Portugal’s Ronaldo, who has gained the award 5 occasions, additionally didn’t obtain a nomination final 12 months after transferring to Saudi Arabia. Messi, who gained for a file eighth time in 2023, missed out regardless of Argentina’s Copa America triumph.
Previous winners Luka Modric (2018) and Karim Benzema (2022) are additionally not in France Football’s shortlist.
Vinicius’ closest challenger seems to be Rodri, the participant Pep Guardiola stated is “the best midfielder in the world”.
Rodri was instrumental in serving to City win their fourth consecutive Premier League trophy and was named one of the best participant at this 12 months’s European Championship after serving to Spain elevate a record-extending fourth title.
Bellingham was named LaLiga MVP after scoring a profession finest 19 targets in a glowing debut marketing campaign and serving to England attain the Euro 2024 closing.
However, regardless of a lacklustre Copa America marketing campaign with struggling Brazil, Vinicius’ stellar performances within the Champions League have put him in pole-position.
He grew to become the primary Brazilian to attain in two Champions League finals, having scored the one aim within the 2022 closing towards Liverpool and once more this 12 months within the 2-0 win towards Borussia Dortmund.
In the ladies’s Ballon d’Or Feminin, Champions League winners Barcelona have six nominees in whole, together with final 12 months’s winner Aitana Bonmati and two-time winner Alexia Putellas.
Source: www.anews.com.tr