Actual Madrid’s Vinicius Junior celebrates scoring their fourth purpose throughout a LaLiga match towards Osasuna at El Sadar Stadium in Pamplona, Spain on March 16, 2024. — Reuters
Brazilian soccer sensation Vinicius Junior obtained excessive reward from compatriot and former Actual Madrid legend Ronaldo after being named the world’s greatest participant of the 12 months at a ceremony on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old ahead earned the celebrated “Best FIFA Men’s Player” award for his pivotal function in Actual Madrid’s profitable Champion’s League and La Liga campaigns, Aim reported.
His outstanding feat follows a heated controversy surrounding the boycott of the Ballon d’Or gala two months in the past, when Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri received probably the most prestigious award within the soccer world.
His resilience and expertise have been additional acknowledged by 48-year-old former Brazil striker, Ronaldo, who additionally emphasised Vinicius’s ongoing battle towards racism whereas showcasing his outstanding abilities on the pitch.
Brazilian former soccer participant Ronaldo Nazario reacts subsequent to the FIFA Membership World Cup trophy throughout the Membership Phrase Cup draw at Telemundo Studios in Miami, Florida, US on December 5, 2024. — Reuters
“It has been 16 years since the last time the trophy for the best player in the world came to Brazil,” he wrote on Instagram. “Now deservedly in Vini’s hands, it means much more than his decisive role in the games and the extraordinary numbers in the 2023/24 season.”
He continued his social media put up, writing: “His talent would be enough to win the award, but his power goes far beyond the field. We are talking about one of the most valuable players today, a victim of televised racism with inconceivable frequency. How many anonymous Viniciuses does he represent? How many victims spread all over the place?
He added: “An emblem of resistance and resilience, at present Vini additionally leads the anti-racist battle in world soccer, the place impunity is as pernicious because the assaults. And those that stay silent are not any much less racist.
“The omission – especially by entities and authorities that have the legal power to confront and punish such practices – further reinforces the culture of erasure and disrespect towards black people.
“They tried to erase you, my buddy. And also you rocked. THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD IS BLACK AND BRAZILIAN!”
Now, as Vinicius plans so as to add one other trophy to his assortment when Actual Madrid meet Intercontinental Cup last towards Mexican membership Pachuca in Qatar on Wednesday, Ronaldo is targeted on his plans o run for the presidency of Brazil’s soccer confederation (CBF).
