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Vini Jr. has been tipped to win the Ballon d’Or. Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images and Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
The smart money would appear to be on Real Madrid’s Vini Jr. being the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or, however, Stan Collymore’s opinion about the award is likely to ruffle a few feathers.
Pomp and circumstance generally surrounds the award ceremony, which is due to take place this year on Monday, October 28 at the Theatre du Chatelet and, for only the third time in the history of the award, it will be given based on the results of the season (2023/24) instead of the calendar year.
Man City ace, Rodri, could certainly lay claim to being the recipient of the award, however, it’s believed that Vini Jr has already been told he has won.
Renowned journalist, Fabrizio Romano, also couldn’t believe that three brilliant players were left off the list of nominees.
Vini Jr could become a worthless Ballon d’Or winner
There’s often been a question mark in recent years over whether the award is even worth worrying about nowadays, and Stan Collymore’s opinion will certainly ruffle a few feathers in Madrid and beyond.
“I think that the high water mark for the Ballon d’Or was during the Messi and Ronaldo era, quite simply because they were two exceptional players putting out exceptional numbers week in and week out,” he said to CaughtOffside for his exclusive column.
“To be perfectly honest, I don’t care about the Ballon d’Or at all. If it didn’t exist, there’s still the PFA Player of the Year, the PFA Young Player of the Year, Player of the Tournament in the Champions League, La Liga’s best player etc etc.
“The awards are just an opportunity for a junket. A full gala dinner for the great and the good to get together, some glad handing, some networking, and an opportunity for FIFA to get ahead in a day and age where the Premier League, La Liga and UEFA generally tend to rule the football roost.
Stan Collymore doesn’t care if Vini Jr. wins the Ballon d’Or. Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images
“It doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have something that acknowledges the best and I get why it exists, but let’s be…
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Author : Jason Pettigrove
Publish date : 2024-10-17 20:34:06
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