Actual Madrid icon Luis Figo has claimed that he wouldn’t have voted for Vinicius to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or title. Nonetheless, the ex-Portuguese ahead stated that he believes the Brazilian ahead is a deserving candidate to win the coveted Golden Ball in 2025.
The 2024 version of the Ballon d’Or was received by Manchester Metropolis midfielder Rodri, who loved a stellar marketing campaign for membership and nation. The 28-year-old performed a vital position in Metropolis’s victorious EPL marketing campaign and Spain’s EURO 2024 triumph, racking up 10 targets and 14 assists in 56 video games.
After bagging 27 targets and 11 assists in 45 aggressive video games for membership and nation, Vinicius was additionally within the working for the award final season. Though he received the UEFA Champions League and LaLiga with Actual Madrid, he could not match Rodri’s continental success as Brazil fell brief within the Copa America quarter-finals.
This season, Vinicius has picked up the place he left off, with 18 targets and 11 assists in 39 appearances. He’s as soon as once more thought of to be a front-runner for the Ballon d’Or title, a sentiment that was echoed by Figo in his latest feedback.
The ex-Actual Madrid man delivered his ideas on final season’s award and picked Vinicius as his winner for the 2025 version. Talking on legendary Merengues goalkeeper Iker Casillas’ podcast Bajo los Palos, the 52-year-old stated (by way of Madrid Common):
“Whoever wins it has earned it. Rodri received the European Championship and deserved it, however Vinicius additionally had an unimaginable 12 months, profitable the Champions League… If I had voted final 12 months, I’d have chosen Rodri, however this 12 months, maybe, Vinicius deserves it.”
Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah, Raphinha – Actual Madrid celebrity Vinicius Jr may have unimaginable competitors for 2025 Ballon d’Or title
Whereas Actual Madrid celebrity Vinicius Jr is taken into account a bonafide contender for the 2025 Ballon d’Or, a bunch of different world-class gamers have staked their declare to win the award.
Vini’s teammate Kylian Mbappe is having fun with an unimaginable debut marketing campaign on the Santiago Bernabeu. Having joined Actual on a free switch final summer time, the Frenchman has made an immediate influence with 30 targets and 4 assists in 43 appearances throughout all competitions.
Liverpool celebrity Mohamed Salah’s numbers do the speaking for themselves. The Egyptian has racked up an eye-watering 32 targets and 22 assists in 43 video games this season, powering the Reds to the highest of the Premier League standings.
Barcelona‘s Brazilian ace Raphinha has been having fun with an unbelievable bounce-back season. The 28-year-old has bagged 27 targets and 20 assists in 42 video games, serving to Barca to the summit of LaLiga and into the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.
Barcelona and Actual Madrid are on reverse sides of the bracket within the UCL quarter-finals, with a possible Ballon d’Or-deciding matchup within the last on the horizon. However, Salah’s Liverpool suffered a disappointing exit within the Spherical of 16 by the hands of French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
The upcoming Ballon d’Or ceremony is ready to happen in October 2025.