Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola provides clear-cut response when asked about Vinicius Jr not winning the Ballon d'Or and Real Madrid skipping the gala.
Vinicius was one o the front runners for the Ballon d'Or this year, but only finished second as City's Rodri was crowned the winner of the individual honor.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, decided to skip the event after finding out that Vinicius won't be winning the award. Pep Guardiola, former coach and captain of Barcelona, has chimed into the topic, saying (as quoted by Spanish outlet I have nothing to say. If they don’t want to go, they don’t go. If they don’t want to congratulate, they don’t congratulate. That’s fine. Manchester City are not here to judge what other clubs decide or what they have to do and where.Addressing whether Vinicius Jr deserved to win the Ballon d'Or, the Manchester City boss added:
Did Vinicius deserve to win it? Maybe, but he didn’t. It’s the journalists who decide what they have to do. It’s the journalists who decide what they have to do. It’s not a vote of just one country, but of the whole world. There are different opinions all over the world. That’s why football is so beautiful.🗣️ Pep Guardiola: “Vinicius should've won Ballon Dor? Maybe, but it's what happened.
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