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While Vinicius appears to many as the future Ballon d’Or, Thierry Henry has another idea on the question…
Four days before the Ballon d’Or is awarded on the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet, the suspense is still complete as to the identity of the future winner. Consequence of France Football’s decision to no longer notify the lucky recipient until the fateful moment. We will therefore have to wait until Monday to know the successor to Lionel Messi, winner of his eighth Ballon d’Or last year.
Seen from Madrid, the winner is nevertheless already known. According to the Madrid press, the distinction cannot escape Vinicius. And even less so after his performance this Tuesday against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Already a scorer against the Ruhr club in the final at the beginning of June, the Brazilian this time scored an incredible hat-trick, allowing the Merengue to overthrow their visitors after being down 2-0 in the first period and setting the stage with an incredible rush on his left flank in the final minutes of the match.
Thierry Henry votes for Rodri
“Ballon d’Or,” Karim Benzema did not hesitate to write on Instagram in a comment on Vinicius’s publication on Instagram welcoming the victory of the Spanish champion. A cry from the heart shared by all the people of Madrid and not only. However, some have another idea on the matter. This is particularly the case of Thierry Henry.
Invited on the CBS Sports set on Tuesday to nominate the 2024 Ballon d’Or, the Gunners striker indeed gave his preference to Rodri, thus imitating Micah Richards while Jamie Carragher voted for Vinicius. “We must not forget the midfielders”, justified the former French striker. The latter nonetheless paid a nice tribute to the Brazilian during the evening. “It’s Vinicius. It’s his team. He’s the star”, he said after the Brazilian’s XXL performance.
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