“The real winner of the Ballon d’Or is Florentino Pérez” – Ronaldo Nazario on the controversial 2024 award

In October, Real Madrid were apoplectic with rage after discovering that Vinicius Junior would not be the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Upon learning this, they decided to boycott the ceremony in Paris.

Florentino Pérez led that decision and, according to Real Madrid icon Ronaldo Nazario (via Marca), he is “the true winner of the Ballon d’Or,” given the success he has had as the club’s president.

“Without disparaging Rodri, Vinicius had to win the Ballon d’Or, which has lost a great opportunity to crown Vinicius as the best in the world. It has nothing to do with Rodri, let’s be clear, but Vinicius has been much more decisive last season.

“What am I going to say if the real winner of the Ballon d’Or is Florentino Pérez, 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 of Kylian Mbappé, who is having a hard time after two missed penalties in seven days.

“Anything can happen in football. There can be good and bad streaks. You don’t have to focus so much on the small details. Mbappé represents a lot for Real Madrid and is going to be very important. “Both Real Madrid and Mbappé have a lot of credit.”