La Liga president Tebas says Vinicius deserves the Ballon d'Or

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Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, spoke at a publicity event on Thursday. Asked about the candidacy of Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior for the Ballon d'Or, he said that he deserves to win the trophy and that, if he is not the winner, he will be in the top two of the ranking.

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A week ago, France Football published the list of 30 candidates for the Ballon d'Or 2024. Real Madrid's Vinicius is the big favourite. The Brazilian national team's poor performance in the South American qualifiers has taken some of the shine off Carlo Ancelotti's player's ambition, but La Liga president Javier Tebas has confidence in him.
At midday on Thursday, he was speaking at a publicity event ahead of the publication of the Primera Division and Segunda Division salary cap. Asked if the Brazilian attacker deserves the award as mentioned above, he replied: "Yes, he is a different player in his game and has exploded in recent years. If he doesn't deserve it, he'll be in between the two, he'll be on point".
"I already said he was a crack. I said a long time ago that he was a crack," he added. On the subject of whether Dani Carvajal, who won the European Championship with the Spanish national team this summer, has a chance of being at the top of the ranking, he was pessimistic: "Let's be realistic, it's very difficult for them to give it to him".
When UEFA announced the ideal eleven of the competition, the Madridista was left out in favour of Kyle Walker, who reached the final and lost it. The determination of the specialists in charge of the analysis generated a lot of controversy because, for many fans, it is an undervaluation of the winger, who, in any case, prioritises group titles so that he will be satisfied with the fattening of his trophy cabinet in the most recent campaign.

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