Just hours before the award ceremony, the winner of the Ballon d'Or changed.

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Hours before the Ballon d'Or award, presented annually by France Football Magazine to the best player in the world, a surprising development that shocked everyone occurred.

CLAIM THAT RODRI WILL RECEIVE THE AWARD

According to the Spanish media outlet El Chiringuito TV; the Ballon d'Or award will not be given to Vinicius Junior, but to Manchester City's star Rodri. Meanwhile, according to RMC Sport, the environment of Real Madrid's world-famous star Vinicius Junior, who is the biggest favorite for the award, has started to believe that the star player will not receive the award.

VINICIUS IN SECOND PLACE

The report states that Vinicius Junior, who was previously expected to win the award, will take second place in the rankings, while another Real Madrid star, Jude Bellingham, will be in third place.

REAL MADRID PROTEST DECISION

According to Fabrizio Romano, the Real Madrid delegation decided that none of its members would go to Paris since Vinicius Junior will not receive the award. President Florentino Perez, head coach Carlo Ancelotti, and award candidates such as Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham will not attend the award ceremony.

HAKAN IS ALSO AMONG THE CANDIDATES

The footballers nominated for the 2024 Ballon d'Or award are as follows;

• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
• Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
• Phil Foden (Manchester City)
• Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
• Artem Dovbyk (Girona/Roma)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
• Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
• Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
• Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund/Roma)
• Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
• Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Barcelona)
• Rodri (Manchester City)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
• Declan Rice (Arsenal)
• Vitinha (PSG)
• Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
• Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
• Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter)
• William Saliba (Arsenal)
• Kylian Mbappe (PSG/Real Madrid)
• Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
• Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
• Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)
• Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)

WHEN IS THE AWARD CEREMONY?

The 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony will be held this year on Monday, October 28, at 22:45 in Paris, the capital of France. Awards will be distributed in the categories of Best Female Player, Best Male Player, Best Female Coach, Best Male Coach, Best Club in Women's Football, and Best Club in Men's Football.