Real Madrid feels cheated by UEFA and France Football: this is how it all happened

A.Real Madrid are clear about this. Total break with “France Football”, with the shadow of UEFA on the horizon. If for many years it was Real Madrid and Florentino Pérez who raised and helped put the Ballon d'Or back on the map, history must now change a lot for the club to feel identified with rewards which, for its leaders, have lost all value.

The sentence heard on Monday in Valdebebas according to which we no longer wanted to know anything about the “France Football” awards is quite a declaration of intent, which goes beyond a simple tantrum or anger over something specific. Communication between Real Madrid and 'France Football' was cut off around 1 p.m. and it will be some time before it can exist again. Injustice, deception and disrespect for the spirit of the award These are the arguments put on the table to break with the magazine because with UEFA there was no longer any bridge.

On Sunday, Vinicius knew he wouldn't win the Ballon d'Or

Vinicius Junior and Real Madrid had planned to land in Paris early this afternoonbut it was on Sunday evening that those around the Brazilian knew that the prize was not for him. From then on, doubts appeared. In Valdebebas, we didn't really believe it and until we could verify it, as of Monday morning, the operation to conquer the Seine was not aborted. It was a club decision and not that of Ancelotti or any particular player. It is true that Vinicius says he will not go, but the absence is the club's decision.

The first to back down was the attacker himself, who wanted nothing to do with what was going to happen in Paris. The club decided to follow the line set mid-Monday morning. Invitations to Paris, celebrations in the French capitalthe opening of a new Nike store in the center of Madrid with the Brazilian as the protagonist and many gestures difficult to understand from many people in the world of football.

What will happen now between Real Madrid and the organization of the awards? The arrival of UEFA as an additional partner of the Ballon d'Or gala is another factor which, in Valdebebas, is considered an attack on the waterline. Real Madrid feels cheated and thinks that nothing is due to chance. Camavinga spoke about the politics of the sport in this almost unanimous statement from his teammates, supporting Vinicius, something the club's leaders have no doubt about.

In this statement, one of his teammates, supporting Vinicius, said: “There are many intersecting interests, which time will tell are part of a choice that, at least, has been controversial,” and not because of the justice or not of the attribution of Rodri, a footballer they admire at Real Madrid, but for whom they were not interested last summer, despite some news broadcast to this effect. “The story is not against Rodri but yes against 'France Football' and UEFA.”