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Ballon d’Or organisers have responded to the controversial absence of Vinicius Jr and his fellow Real Madrid stars from Monday’s ceremony.      Despite being tipped as one of the favourites to win football’s greatest prize, the Brazilian forward came second place to Manchester City’s Rodri.      After reports had emerged earlier in the day that Vinicius would not be lifting the iconic golden …

The president of La Liga has accused Real Madrid of showing ‘lack of elegance’ following the club’s boycott of Monday night’s Ballon d’Or awards after Vinicius Junior was snubbed for the prestigious gong.The Spanish had initially planned to send a delegation of 50 people to Paris, where they were expecting to see Vinicius Junior be crowned as the best male player in world football.Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal – …

  Real Madrid star, Vinicius Jr believes that his public fight against racism cost him the Ballon d’Or. The Brazilian winger missed out on the prestigious award to Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri, while Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham came third.  The Spanish giants grabbed headlines before Tuesday’s ceremony in Paris when it was reported that players and coaches had decided to boycott the ceremony after …

Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Jr will reportedly not attend tonight’s Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, after finding out he’s not winning the award.  Spanish and French press have reported no player, member of the management nor coaching staff will be in attendance at the glitzy ceremony tonight, held at the Theatre du Chatelet.  The shock news comes after it was reportedly leaked on Sunday that …

It was Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor’s first game in charge of the club in the Women’s Champions League so she was pleased to get off to a winning start. The Frenchwoman has won the competition three times, twice as a player and once as a manager with former club Lyon. But she said on Monday that the postponement of Chelsea’s …