Actual Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Junior has been topped the Males’s Participant of the 12 months on the FIFA Greatest Awards.
The 24-year-old winger, together with Actual Madrid, notably skipped the current Ballon d’Or ceremony after being neglected in favour of Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri.
Nonetheless, Vinicius took dwelling this prestigious honour in the course of the ceremony held in Doha.
Vinicius was instrumental in Actual Madrid’s profitable 2023-24 season, the place they claimed each the Champions League and La Liga titles.
Throughout the marketing campaign, he contributed 24 objectives and 11 assists.
Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati additionally had an evening to rejoice, as she retained the Ladies’s Participant of the 12 months award for the second consecutive yr, whereas Carlo Ancelotti and Emma Hayes have been each recognised as the very best coaches of the yr.
For Vinicius, this marks his first-ever FIFA Greatest award and provides a optimistic spotlight to a season that beforehand included the Ballon d’Or boycott in October.
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The FIFA Greatest Awards and the Ballon d’Or are broadly thought to be the 2 most prestigious particular person honours in soccer.
Lionel Messi had received the FIFA Greatest award within the earlier two years, with Robert Lewandowski successful it within the two years prior.
This yr’s award, which recognised performances from August 2023 to August 2024, was decided via a voting course of cut up evenly throughout 4 teams: public followers, journalists (one per nation), and the captains and managers of nationwide groups. Every group’s vote accounted for 25% of the ultimate resolution.
Vinicius’ Actual Madrid team-mates have been already in Qatar making ready for his or her FIFA Intercontinental Cup last towards Mexican aspect Pachuca, set to happen at Lusail Stadium on Wednesday.
Males’s Workforce of the 12 months
The FIFPro Males’s World XI featured 5 Premier League stars alongside 5 Actual Madrid gamers, together with the just lately retired Toni Kroos, and one Barcelona consultant.
The total lineup included:
Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Defenders: Ruben Dias (Manchester Metropolis), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dani Carvajal (Actual Madrid), Antonio Rudiger (Actual Madrid)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Actual Madrid), Toni Kroos (Actual Madrid), Rodri (Manchester Metropolis)
Forwards: Erling Haaland (Manchester Metropolis), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Vinicius Junior (Actual Madrid).