Why Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or Boycott?

Soccer sources told Reuters that Real Madrid has abruptly canceled their delegation’s intentions to attend the Ballon d’Or presentation in Paris on Monday since Vinicius Jr. would not win. The Champions League player of the year, 24-year-old Vinicius Jr., was the heavy favorite to win his first Ballon d’Or, ahead of Manchester City’s Spain midfielder […] The post Why Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or Boycott? appeared first on Ten Sports TV.

Oct 29, 2024 - 19:00
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Why Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or Boycott?

Soccer sources told Reuters that Real Madrid has abruptly canceled their delegation’s intentions to attend the Ballon d’Or presentation in Paris on Monday since Vinicius Jr. would not win.

The Champions League player of the year, 24-year-old Vinicius Jr., was the heavy favorite to win his first Ballon d’Or, ahead of Manchester City’s Spain midfielder Rodri, 28, and Real’s England international Jude Bellingham.

The 21-year-old Bellingham was crowned LaLiga MVP after scoring a career-best 19 goals in a stunning rookie year and helping England reach the Euro 2024 final. Vinicius Jr. helped Real win the Champions League and LaLiga double last season.

Rodri, who City manager Pep Guardiola calls “the best midfielder in the world,” helped his team win an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League trophy last season and was named best player at this year’s European Championship after Spain won a record fourth title.

Real and Ballon d’Or organizer France Football declined to comment.

The awards are voted on by journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations.

One international sports publication requested OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot to predict this year’s Ballon d’Or winner.

AI cannot forecast the future, but its huge database and updated knowledge allow it to produce realistic results.

Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, and Vinicius Junior are among the ChatGPT’s top contenders. ChatGPT strongly predicted Rodri Hernández would win the 2024 Ballon d’Or.

AI explained its choice by citing the English midfielder’s great season and rapid effect since joining Real Madrid.

WHY Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or Boycott

Additionally, the sports site asked AI “Who Deserves to Win the Ballon d’Or 2024?”

According to this prompt, ChatGPT chose Rodri as the Ballon d’Or 2024 winner, while knowing voters will likely choose someone else.

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