“The real winner of the Ballon d'Or is Florentino Perez” – Ronaldo Nazario on the controversial 2024 award
In October, Real Madrid were left apoplectic with fury after discovering that Vinicius Junior would not be the winner of the Ballon d'Or 2024. After discovering this, they decided to boycott the ceremony in Paris.
Florentino Perez led that decision, and according to Real Madrid icon Ronaldo Nazario (via Marco), is “the real winner of the Ballon d'Or”, given the success he had as president of the club.
“Without disparaging Rodri, Vinicius should have won the Ballon d'Or, which missed a great opportunity to crown Vinicius as the best in the world. It has nothing to do with Rodri, let it be clear, but Vinicius it was much more decisive last season.
“What can I say if the real winner of the Ballon d'Or is Florentino Perez, he is a father to me. He taught me a lot and gave me everything in the world of football.”
Ronaldo also spoke about the current situation with Kylian Mbappe, who has had a difficult time after missing two penalties in seven days.
“In football, anything can happen. There can be good streaks and bad streaks. You don't need to look so much at the small details. Mbappe represents a lot for Real Madrid and he will be very important. Both Real Madrid and Mbappe have a lot of credit.”
