The Ballon d’Or ceremony this year will be held in late October in Paris, France. Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr., Jude Bellingham, and Manchester City’s Rodri are all strong contenders for the prestigious award. Recently, Brazilian star Neymar, who plays for Al-Nassr, shared his thoughts on who should win the Ballon d’Or this year during an interview.
Neymar stated, “Without a doubt, I naturally support Vinicius to win the Ballon d’Or this year.” Neymar then added, “In my opinion, no other candidate deserves the award more than Vinicius. Vinicius deserves this honor; he is a true fighter. Vinicius has gone through a lot of hardships, but he overcame everything, exceeding everyone’s expectations, and has become our idol.”
In the 2023-24 season, Vinicius made 39 appearances for Real Madrid, scoring 24 goals and providing 9 assists, helping Real Madrid win a series of honors including the La Liga title, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Super Cup. This season, Vinicius has already made 9 appearances for Real Madrid, scoring 3 goals and providing 4 assists. However, Vinicius’ performance with the Brazilian national team has been less than ideal. In this year’s Copa America, Brazil, led by Vinicius, was eliminated by Uruguay in the quarter-finals.
Since joining Al-Nassr, Neymar has only made 5 appearances, scoring 1 goal and providing 2 assists. In October 2023, Neymar suffered a serious injury while representing Brazil in the World Cup South American qualifiers and subsequently underwent surgery to repair his left knee ACL and meniscus. Currently, Neymar has been out of action for 11 months.
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