The African continent was in favor of Vinicius in the Ballon d'Or voting. But the Brazilian winger did not get the vote of his own continent. Rival Rodri Hernandez, representing Europe, received a large number of journalists' votes from his continent. Vinicius Jr. did not get this good fortune. Most of the journalists' votes went in favor of Rodri.

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He lost several valuable votes in South America and North America. The Ballon d'Or is still ahead of Vinny Jr. Meanwhile, journalist Bruno Porzio, who voted for the Ballon d'Or from El Salvador, did not put Vinicius in his top ten. Behind which he explained his behavior.

The veteran journalist said, 'I did not consider Vinicius in my top ten because he is not a good example of fair play. He is a good player. But respect for the opponent is low. Vinicius Jr. makes an impact in only a small area of ​​the field. He is not even in the top ten in Europe.'

From Latin America, Chile, Venezuela and Ecuador also did not receive votes for Vinicius. Chilean journalist Danilo Diaz appeared on Enchiringuito TV. Regarding his vote, he said, 'I left out Vinicius and Bellingham because they were very bad in international tournaments. Vinicius lost the ball 17 times in the match against Costa Rica.

Meanwhile, Alfredo Rellano, a Spanish journalist, voted for Vinicius. Although Vinicius and Real Madrid ended up boycotting the Ballon d'Or ceremony, the journalist was a bit miffed, saying, 'One must learn how to lose.' He also brought forward the issue of fair play as the reason for Vinny's loss.

The Spanish journalist commented, 'Vinicius is a fantastic player. But he has a tendency to get involved in controversy.'

Journalists from China, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Italy, Albania, Norway, Chile, Ukraine and Croatia also chose Rodríguez over Vinicius. On the other hand, Vinicius received the votes of journalists from Spain, Mexico, Panama, Brazil and Morocco among the journalists who appeared publicly.

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Meanwhile, France Football magazine editor-in-chief Vincent Garcia spoke to Lequipe television about Real's complaint after the award ceremony. He pointed to the presence of several teammates from the same club behind Vinny's lack of awards, saying, 'Certainly Vinicius probably suffered for Bellingham and Carvajal in the top five. Mathematically, they have split the points due to them. Because one of the 3-4 people of Real had to vote on the jury board, Rodri benefited from that.