UEFA Sends a Scathing Response to Real Madrid Over the 2024 Ballon d’Or
For Real Madrid, the decision to award the 2024 Ballon d’Or to Rodri remains puzzling and raises numerous questions. The Merengue club did not hesitate to voice its reservations toward France Football, the longstanding organizer of the prestigious award, highlighting critiques of the selection process and the evaluation criteria applied.
Beyond its criticism of France Football, Real Madrid also believes that UEFA’s growing involvement in the management and organization of the award has negatively impacted its players’ chances. According to the club, UEFA’s influence—alongside its apparent animosity toward the Casa Blanca—played a decisive role. The especially strained relations between UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and Real Madrid’s leadership, driven by conflicts of interest over issues like the Super League, have only reinforced this sense of unfairness.
For Real Madrid, the political landscape surrounding European football was therefore not unrelated to the final choice for the Ballon d’Or, which the club views as a biased acknowledgment that worked against its own players.
In response to Real Madrid’s critical insinuations, UEFA quickly fired back. “If they dare to make such accusations, that says a lot about them… It doesn’t deserve any comment from us,” a UEFA source told the media outlet Relevo. This brief but loaded statement captures the tense atmosphere between the two sides. Quite the ambiance…
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