Legendary midfielder Clarence Seedorf believes Vinicius Junior was denied the Ballon D’or award due to a crisis between Real Madrid and UEFA.
The first-ever Ballon d’or award with France Football and UEFA jointly staging will forever be remembered for its huge controversy as majority of the Football world disgarees with the choice of winner.
A guest at the gala on Paris on Monday night, Clarence Seedorf believes its a shame Vinicius Junior had to pay for the problems between Real Madrid and UEFA with the Ballon d’or award.
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Clarence Seedorf: ‘It’s a shame’
“I think there are problems between Real Madrid and the UEFA, which affected some things in the results.” said to TNTSportsBR while making his entrance into the venue for the award.
“Vinicius Junior is the one who definitely deserves the award. The entities must separate their administrative problems from the award that the player deserves. That’s a shame.”
Rodri won the award while Real Madrid trio of Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Daniel Carvajal finished second, third and fourth respectively.
