Real Madrid feel that Dani Carvajal would have been a more worthy winner of the Ballon d’or than Rodri after Vinicius Junior missed out on the award.
The Brazilian forward was widely tipped to take home the prestigious honour on Monday night after playing a key role in Real Madrid’s Uefa Champions League and La Liga wins last season.
Instead it was Rodri who was presented with the trophy in Paris after helping Manchester win the Premier League and being one of Spain’s most important players as they won Euro 2024.
Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony after learning that Vinicius was not the winner, meaning there was no one present to collect the Men’s Club of the Year award they had won. Carlo Ancelotti was not there either to pick up his Men’s Coach of the Year award.
