Perez: Rodri deserves the Ballon d'Or, and this is the reason we did not attend the ceremony

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez spoke about Vinicius Junior not winning the Ballon d'Or, during the Royal Club's general assembly, today, Sunday.

Perez said: “Rodri is a player.” Great football, in Madrid we love him, but I'll tell you something, Rodri deserves the Ballon d'Or, but not this year, but last year, as last year Rodri won everything with his team and scored the decisive goal in the Champions League final. "Europe."

He added: "The Ballon d'Or this year should have been for one of Real Madrid's players. Whatever the criteria applied, it could have been for our captain Dani." Carvajal or even Jude Bellingham, it is very difficult to explain.”

He added: “There are certain things that are surprising. UEFA said that he had no influence on the system. Voting, great. Well, I'll tell you: they changed the voting system (from 5 players to... 10), as well as the number of points (from 6 to 15). If it were not for Namibia, Uganda, Albania and Finland, Vinicius would have won the Ballon d'Or. These countries did not give any votes to Vinicius (laughs), at least the Finn resigned and said that he would not be a member of the voting body once again Other. Look, I appreciate it.”

He noted: “You have to ask France Football about the criteria for the award, but it is clear that they can do whatever they want at no cost. I would like to ask France Football and L'Equipe if it makes sense to cooperate with UEFA at the moment. The Ballon d'Or should be an independent award voted for by recognized people."

He concluded: "I believe that the Ballon d'Or should be organized independently and the votes for this award "It must be in the hands of people of recognized standing in the world of football, who risk their reputation with their votes, for all this, and in these circumstances, Real Madrid saw fit not to attend this edition of the Ballon d'Or ceremony."