Vinicius Jr immediately breaks silence on Ballon d’Or snub as Real Madrid star issues stern 10-word warning

VINICIUS JR has broken his silence after missing out on the Ballon d'Or.

The Real Madrid star was one of the favourites to land the prize but finished runner-up to Manchester City's Rodri.

Vinicius Jr has broken his silence after missing out on the Ballon d'Or
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Vinicius Jr has broken his silence after missing out on the Ballon d'OrCredit: Getty

Vinicius did not attend the awards ceremony as Real Madrid boycotted the event.

But he broke his silence after Rodri collected his trophy, sending a warning to the organisers.

He wrote on social media: "I'll do it 10x if I have to. They're not ready."

Vinicius Jr was rumoured to have won the Ballon d'Or after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League and LaLiga last season.

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He scored 24 goals and registered 11 assists, with key goals in the Champions League knock-out stages, including the final.

But he was overlooked for the top prize with Premier League and Euros winner Rodri winning instead.

An incensed Florentino Perez, Real Madrid President, reacted by boycotting the event.

That meant no Real Madrid personnel were in Paris for the ceremony, including Jude Bellingham who finished third.

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Ballon d'Or 2024 results

  • 1: Rodri, Man City and Spain
  • 2: Vinicius Jr, Real Madrid and Brazil
  • 3: Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid and England
  • 4: Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid and Spain
  • 5: Erling Haaland, Man City and Norway
  • 6: Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid and France
  • 7: Lautaro Martinz, Inter Milan and Argentina
  • 8: Lamine Yamal, Barcelona and Spain
  • 9: Toni Kroos, Real Madrid and Germany
  • 10: Harry Kane, Bayern Munich and England
  • 11: Phil Foden, Man City and England
  • 12: Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen and Germany
  • 13: Dani Olmo, Barcelona and Spain
  • 14: Ademola Lookman, Atalanta and Nigeria
  • 15: Nico Williams, Athletic Bilbao and Spain
  • 16: Granit Xhaka, Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland
  • 17: Federico Valverde, Real Madrid and Uruguay
  • 18: Emi Martinez, Aston Villa and Argentina
  • 19: Martin Odegaard, Arsenal and Norway
  • 20: Hakan Calhanoglu, Inter Milan and Turkey
  • 21: Bukayo Saka, Arsenal and England
  • 22: Antonio Rudiger, Real Madrid and Germany
  • 23: Ruben Dias, Man City and Portugal
  • 24: William Saliba, Arsenal and France
  • 25: Cole Palmer, Chelsea and England
  • 26: Declan Rice, Arsenal and England
  • 27: Vitinha, PSG and Portugal
  • 28: Alejandro Grimaldo, Bayer Leverkusen and Spain
  • 29: Mats Hummels, Roma and Germany
  • 30: Artem Dovbyk, Roma and Ukraine

It also meant there was no club representative in attendance to collect the Club of the Year award.

While manager Carlo Ancelotti also failed to receive his Coach of the Year gong.

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Ballon d'Or nominees in full

Men's award

  • Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
  • Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey, Inter)
  • Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
  • Rúben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
  • Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
  • Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
  • Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
  • Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
  • Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
  • Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
  • Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
  • Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
  • Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
  • Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter )
  • Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
  • Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
  • Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
  • Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
  • Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
  • Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
  • Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
  • Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
  • William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
  • Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
  • Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
  • Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
  • Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
  • Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
  • Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)

Women's award

  • Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
  • Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
  • Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
  • Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
  • Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
  • Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Manuela Giugliano (Italy, AS Roma)
  • Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
  • Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
  • Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern Munich)
  • Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
  • Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Olympique Lyonnais)
  • Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
  • Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
  • Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
  • Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
  • Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany, Chelsea)
  • Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
  • Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
  • Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
  • Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
  • Mayra Ramírez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
  • Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
  • Lea Schüller (Germany, Bayern Munich)
  • Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
  • Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
  • Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
  • Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
  • Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland, Bayern Munich)

Yashin Trophy

  • Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto)
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
  • Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid)
  • Mike Maignan (France, Milan)
  • Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia)
  • Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
  • Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club)
  • Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)
  • Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)

Kopa Trophy

  • Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
  • Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United)
  • Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid)
  • Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, Salzburg)
  • Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United)
  • João Neves (Portugal, Benfica / Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Savinho (Brazil, Girona / Manchester City)
  • Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich)
  • Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
  • Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain)

Men's coach award

  • Xabi Alonso (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
  • Carlo Ancelotti (Italy, Real Madrid)
  • Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team)
  • Gian Piero Gasperini (Italy, Atalanta)
  • Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City)
  • Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, Argentina national team)

Women's coach award

  • Sonia Bompastor (France, Olympique Lyonnais / Chelsea)
  • Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil national team)
  • Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit)
  • Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea / USA national team)
  • Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica)
  • Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)

Men club of the year award

  • Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
  • Girona (Spain)
  • Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
  • Manchester City (England)
  • Real Madrid (Spain)

Women's club of the year award

  • Barcelona (Spain)
  • Chelsea (England)
  • NJ/NY Gotham (USA)
  • Olympique Lyonnais (France)
  • Paris Saint-Germain (France)