France Football reveals that Rodri beat Vini Jr with a few points difference

France Football released Friday (8) the classification of the 2024 Ballon d'Or award. In the top 10, it shows that Rodri, Manchester City midfielder, beat Brazilian Vinicius Júnior, in a very close dispute and emerged victorious thanks to a small difference of just 41 points.

About classification

In the table, Rodri appears in 1st place with 1,170 points, in 2nd place Vini Jr got 1,129 points. In this 68th Edition of the Ballon D'Or, every time one of the journalists chosen by the event's organizers chooses a player as the best in the world, he earns 15 points. that the Galacticos striker should have taken home the golden ball.

_{Ballon D'Or classification (Photo: reproduction/Instagram/@ballondorofficial)}

The French magazine revealed that Rodri was not voted the best by five journalists, while Vini Jr. was not even included among the best by three of them. Among these experts, Finnish Juha Kanerva admitted having made a “technical error” by leaving Vinicius out of the top ten in the Ballon d'Or and announced that he will resign from the jury in the next edition. The other two jurors are Bruno Porzio, from El Salvador, and Sheefeni Nikodemus, from Namibia.

Vinicius Junior's season

The Real Madrid star played 49 games, scored 26 goals and provided 11 assists, in addition to winning the Champions League, the Spanish Championship and the Super Cup. Many experts, including former player Thierry Henry, point out that the player's performances with the Brazilian team, especially in the Copa América 2024, in which Brazil was eliminated on penalties by Uruguay in the quarter-finals, were decisive factors in him not won the Ballon d'Or.

Featured photo: Rodri beats Vini with a difference of 41 points and takes home the Ballon d'Or (reproduction/Franck Fipe/AFP/Lance!)