By Jorge Hernandez
Dec 17, 2024, 2:51 PM EST
Vinícius Junior, the famous player of real Madridwas awarded this Tuesday with the FIFA The Best Award 2024 that the highest football body awards to the Best Player in the World every year.
In this way, with trophy in hand at the ceremony held in Doha, Qatar, The Brazilian striker took personal revenge after what happened at the Ballon d’Or presentation. in which he was surpassed by Rodri, the Spanish midfielder of Manchester City, in a decision that was involved in controversy, because Real Madrid canceled the trip to the award ceremony, supposedly upon finding out what the result would be.
Now, weeks after the aforementioned event, FIFA awarded the award to Vinícius Jr., considering him one of the key players in the successful Real Madrid season with victories in the UEFA Champions League, LaLiga and the European and Spanish Super Cups; In addition to this Wednesday could win the Intercontinental Cup if the white club defeats Tuzos de Pachuca in the final.
Vini succeeds the Argentine Leo Messi in the list of winners, winner of the two previous editions and the footballer with the most, with three, one more than the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Polish Robert Lewandowski.
The Brazilian surpassed the other nominees, among whom stood out himself Messi and Rodri. They were also on the list Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Kylian Mbappé, Toni Kroos, Lamine Yamal and Florian Wirtz.
Carlo Ancelotti, Aitana Bonmatí and other winners
In other categories, Carlo Ancelotti, from Real Madrid, received The Best for Best Coach, beating Lionel Scaloni, coach of Argentina; Luis de la Fuente, from Spain; Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Xabi Alonso of Bayer Leverkusen.
The Best for Best Goalkeeper went to “Dibu” Martínezfrom the albiceleste team and Aston Villa, who received this recognition for the second time in his career, after winning it in 2020; The controversial goalkeeper a few weeks ago also won the Ballon d’Or in the same category.
In the women’s branch, the Spanish Aitana Bonmatí She was the winner of the Best Player of the Year award, endorsing her title obtained last year. She beat Barbra Banda, Caroline Graham Hansen, Keira Walsh, Khadija Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Lindsey Horan, Lucy Bronze, Mallory Swanson, Mariona Caldentey, Naomi Girma, Ona Batlle, Salma Paralluelo, Sophia Smith, Tabitha Chawinga and Trinity Rodman.
The award for Best Goalkeeper went to Alyssa Naeher, the Chicago Red Star goalkeeper.
Keep reading:
· Rodri sent a hint to Vinícius Jr. after winning the Ballon d’Or
· Why Vinícius Jr. and Real Madrid “boycotted” the awarding of the Ballon d’Or in Paris
· The reactions to Vinícius Jr.’s defeat in the Ballon d’Or