Real Madrid has decided to ignore the Golden Ball. The white club did not make any publication about the 30 finalists to the award among which are Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham. The club also did not advertise the nominations of Thibaut Courtois to the Yashin Award and Dean Huijsen to the kopa trophy.
The Madrid entity has not forgotten what happened in 2024 when Vinicius Jr. a Golden Ball sung To give it to Rodri Hernández. Real Madrid saw UEFA's black hand – which had precisely entered the organization of the award that year of the hand of France Football– as retaliation for the attempts that the Super League I prosper as competition.
The white club He decided not to travel to the Golden Ball Gala last season And this year you can make the same decision at an event that will be held on September 22 in Paris. Especially striking for many Madridists has been The absence of Fede Valverde among the 30 best players of the year after the 2024/25 season That was marked.
In addition, it is curious that the magazine France Football You have chosen to put all the players with the shirts of their clubs with the exception of Dean Huijsen, who strikingly It appears with the elastic of the Spanish team and not the white Madridist in its nomination.
Real Madrid He has decided not to advertise this award as they have made other clubs such as Barcelona which has celebrated having four players nominated for the Golden Ball. The dream of the Barca entity is to double with Lamine Yamal and Alexia Putellas as winners and hence Joan Laporta's last words applauding the new Champions Format. Interestingly, that title did not go to the Catalans or Male or female showcases.
Mbappé, Vinicius and Bellingham are the representatives of a Real Madrid That from doors to within it does not have that you will win any award granted by UEFA and more after not getting the goals last season. Everything indicates that Paris Saint-Germain will be the great winner of the Golden Ball as the nine nominees of 30 soccer players demonstrate that have the prize that was once the most prestigious in the world of football. Now the best of FIFA sits on the same table and even discusses world hegemony.
