Real Madrid can't escape embarrassing irony at Ballon d'Or awards after boycott

The European champions were named Men's Club of the Year astatine the Ballon d'Or ceremonial successful Paris connected Monday nighttime but had already refused to amusement up successful an evident huff

Real Madrid were named the men’s nine of the twelvemonth astatine the Ballon d’Or awards connected Monday nighttime - but determination was cipher determination to cod the trophy.

The Spanish giants chose to snub the prestigious ceremonial successful Paris claiming they had been disrespected. Kylian Mbappe besides missed the accidental to prime up the Gerd Muller trophy helium won jointly with Harry Kane arsenic the Real Madrid delegation stayed astatine home, having seemingly learned that Vinicius Junior would not beryllium named antheral subordinate of the year.

In a connection the nine said: “If the grant criteria doesn’t springiness it to Vinicius arsenic the winner, past those aforesaid criteria should constituent to (Dani) Carvajal arsenic the winner. As this was not the case, it is wide that Ballon d’Or does not respect Real Madrid. Real Madrid does not spell wherever it is not respected.”

After helping Real to a Champions League-LaLiga double, Vinicius, 24, had been a dense favourite to triumph the grant up of his team-mate Jude Bellingham and Manchester City ’s Rodri. But seemingly, Madrid learned that the Brazilian was to beryllium beaten to the grant and president Florentino Perez elected to halt their backstage pitchy and stay successful the Spanish capital.

Mbappe and Kane shared the Gerd Muller trophy aft some players finished past play with 52 goals, but lone Kane was connected manus to collected the award.

“Thank you to my nine Bayern Munich, each my staff, team-mates, for helping maine people each the goals I scored,” the England skipper said. “It’s an honour to instrumentality this grant from a nine fable (Karl-Heinz Rummenigge), convey you precise much.”

There was small astonishment erstwhile the Kopa Trophy – awarded to the champion antheral subordinate nether the property of 21 – went to Barcelona ’s teenage prima Yamine Lamal.

The guardant became the youngest goalscorer successful the past of the European Championships when, 4 days shy of his 17th birthday, helium scored for Spain successful their 2-1 semi-final triumph implicit France, earlier going connected to assistance the trophy.

Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the 2nd twelvemonth successful a enactment portion Barcelona won the women’s nine of the twelvemonth aft beating Lyon successful past season’s Women’s Champions League final, for their 3rd European rubric successful 4 years.

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