The reason for the resentment of the whites is simple: Vinicius Junior failed to enter the final top 3 for the title of best player of the season. And although the captain of the Spanish club Karim Benzema made it to the top three, for the “creamy”, it would seem, this turned out to be an insufficient show of respect. In addition, judging by the information from the Marca publication, Real Madrid was also upset by the non-inclusion of the Brazilian striker in the list of nominees to be included in the team of the year. And in general, the Madrid team, again, according to the European media, did not find the motivation to go to the awards ceremony, as they are sure that all the awards will go to the representatives of the Argentine team. And Real Madrid, of course, has every reason to think so. The top three finishers in the main categories are as follows.
Player of the Year: Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina), Kylian Mbappe (PSG, France), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France).
Best goalkeeper of the year: Yassin Bounou (Sevilla, Morocco), Thibault Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, Argentina).
Best coach of the year: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City, Spain), Lionel Scaloni (Argentina team, Argentina).
In fact, is there any intrigue at today’s ceremony, except for the participation in it of the Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima, who, exactly on the day of the award ceremony, was named FIFA Global Fan Ambassador, whatever that may be. means? The chances of Lionel Messi and Emiliano Martínez winning are very high. So do the heads of Real Madrid, but can you say that this is a compelling reason for a boycott? Rather, it seems like a serious show of disrespect. Definitely not the ‘Whites’ should put a manipulative limit on the amount of prizes.
The “creamy ones”, ignoring FIFA The Best, did not publish an official statement about their resources, but with the help of several sources they formulated the following: Real Madrid as a whole is not opposed to all the prizes going to the Argentines, the club is aware of the importance of winning the World Cup. But with all this, the whites appreciate and respect the work of their players, and for this reason they do not understand why it is not the first time -in addition to the genius of Vinicius- the merits and achievements of the team’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois are also being ignored. . In addition, this year, the creamy ones had a complicated calendar for the award date: on Saturday, Real Madrid met Atlético, and already on Thursday, March 2, Madrid will face Barcelona in the semifinals of the Copa del King. So white people see no point in wasting time and energy on a trip to Paris.
Will there be serious consequences for Real Madrid after this sabotage? It is unlikely. But FIFA, of course, will have a sediment. Let’s see who they include in the number of nominees next year. The Best Award, revived in 2016 by Gianni Infantino, competes year after year in terms of prestige with the Ballon d’Or, but so far it has been losing. And such a scandal, of course, only weakens his position.
