The FIFA The Greatest awards ceremony, a streamlined occasion held in Qatar on Tuesday, noticed Vinícius Júnior of Actual Madrid declare the coveted Males’s Participant of the 12 months award. The ceremony was notably attended by a good portion of the Actual Madrid squad, at present in Qatar for Wednesday’s Intercontinental Cup remaining towards Pachuca. The win for Vinícius Júnior follows his absence from the latest Ballon d’Or ceremony.
Fellow Actual Madrid star Kylian Mbappé, additionally nominated, completed a distant ninth within the voting, receiving solely 14 factors. This locations him far behind Vinícius Júnior (48 factors), Rodri (43 factors), Jude Bellingham (37 factors), Dani Carvajal (31 factors), Lamine Yamal (30 factors), Lionel Messi (25 factors), Toni Kroos (18 factors), and Erling Haaland (18 factors).
Additional including to his comparatively low profile on the awards ceremony, Mbappé was additionally left off the FIFA World XI, which featured Haaland, Yamal, and Vinícius Júnior within the ahead positions.
This led to hypothesis about Mbappé’s The Greatest voting alternative, given his position as captain of the French nationwide crew. Nonetheless, a stunning revelation emerged: Mbappé’s vote was notably absent from FIFA’s official checklist of captain’s votes. In actual fact, no participant from the French nationwide crew submitted a vote, a extremely uncommon incidence.
Whereas a number of nationwide groups with far smaller profiles, together with Timor-Leste, Botswana, Anguilla, and Lesotho, had their captain’s votes registered, France was noticeably absent. This omission has definitely raised many questions and eyebrows. France’s coach, Didier Deschamps, did submit a poll, putting Vinícius Júnior above Mbappé and Rodri under him.
Mbappé’s underwhelming season
The ultimate votes had been composed of the votes from the captains, head coaches, a collection of journalists, and most people. French journalist Cyrille De La Morinerie notably additionally excluded Mbappé from his high three decisions, choosing the order through which the awards had been offered: Vinícius Júnior, Rodri, and Jude Bellingham.
The explanations behind Mbappé’s omission from the voting stay unclear. He has not commented publicly on the matter via social media. This non-participation provides one other layer of intrigue to what has been a comparatively underwhelming season for the French ahead at Actual Madrid.
Following his high-profile transfer from PSG, expectations had been excessive, however his 12 objectives and a couple of assists in 22 matches this season have fallen wanting expectations. He has the chance to say a second trophy with Actual Madrid by profitable the Intercontinental Cup towards Pachuca on the Lusail Stadium on Wednesday, following their Tremendous Cup victory earlier within the 12 months.
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