Real Madrid cancel plans to attend Ballon d’Or as club believe Vinícius will not win
- Brazilian forward had been heavy favourite to win award
- Club’s delegation will not travel to ceremony in Paris
Real Madrid have cancelled their delegation’s plans to attend the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday at the last minute as the club understand that their Brazil forward Vinícius Júnior will not win the male award.
Bookmakers had 24-year-old Vinícius, the Champions League player of the year, as the heavy odds-on favourite to claim his first Ballon d’Or, which is presented to the best player in the world, ahead of Manchester City’s Spain midfielder Rodri and Real’s England international Jude Bellingham.
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