Ahead of the match, City fans unfurled a banner mocking the Brazilian over his Ballon d’Or loss to Rodri, with even the Spanish midfielder caught filming it from the stands. Ultimately, Vini Jr ...

The Ballon d'Or went to a new home this year, as Manchester City and Spain star Rodri outlasted three Real Madrid stars to be ...

Vini Jr is set to be in the running for this year's prize once more. His new Real Madrid team-mate Kylian Mbappe will likely be in the mix too, having found his feet at the Bernabeu following his ...

Real Madrid icon Luis Figo has claimed that he would not have voted for Vinicius to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or title.

I thought the Ballon d’Or would go to Vini Jr. but in the end it went to Rodri. “If I had told you three months ago, you would have said: What the hell are you talking about?” added the forward.

Real Madrid are considering Arsenal's target Nico Williams and Florian Wirtz as a potential replacement for Vinicius Jr.

Manchester City fans taunted Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr with a banner showing ... "We thought Vini was the winner of the Ballon D'Or. It doesn't mean we don't respect Rodri because he is ...

Brazil defender, Marquinhos, has backed Barcelona forward, Raphinha to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or award. Marquinhos ... “He conveyed that when he fouled Vini and showed himself to be a leader ...

What is a Ballon d’Or player? Is Rodri a Ballon d’Or player for you? I thought that the Ballon d’Or would go to Vini Jr. but in the end, it went to Rodri. If I’d told you three months ago, you’d have ...

His national teammate, Vinicius Jr came close to winning the award last year, but lost out to Manchester City’s Rodri. Before now, Raphinha had spoken about the Ballon d’Or, saying ...