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After Rodri’s Ballon d’Or victory, false comments from Alexander Ceferin circulated about Vinicius Jr. UEFA strongly denied this.
There is nothing better to fuel conspiracy theories. After the Ballon d’Or verdict, and Rodri’s surprise victory over Vinicius Jr, comments from Alexander Ceferin circulated on social networks. In these statements, the UEFA president spoke quite critically about Vinicius Jr, notably criticizing the behavior of the Real Madrid striker.
While UEFA has no link with the Ballon d’Or election, entirely managed by France Football, the European body has completely denied the comments attributed to its leader.
“We categorically deny the allegations circulating regarding UEFA’s alleged comments on the Ballon d’Or result. Neither UEFA nor its president made any statements or comments on the results of the vote. Such information is completely unfounded and does not reflect reality”UEFA said, reports Mundo Deportivo.
Criticisms about Vinicius
What was in these words falsely attributed to Ceferin?
“They themselves should review Vinícius’ season to see what he does with the referees, players and fans in each match,” blurted out the Slovak leader, undoubtedly destined for Real Madrid. There were also purely sporting considerations, to praise Rodri:
“A defensive midfielder who hasn’t lost in 72 games, who has made more assists than Vinícius and who has scored 12 goals! »
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