France Football named the reason for Vinicius's defeat in the fight for the "Ballon d'Or".

France Football's editor-in-chief Vincent Garcia explained why Vinicius Junior took second place in the fight for the "Ballon d'Or".

According to the editor-in-chief of France Football, Vinicius Junior was hindered by his teammates from "Real Madrid", who also made it into the top 5 of the "Ballon d'Or" voting.

The results were close in the voting. Vinicius probably suffered from the presence of Bellingham and Carvajal in the top 5, because mathematically, it took away a few points from him. This also sums up Real's season, which had 3-4 standout players, and the jury split their decisions among them, which benefited Rodri" - said Vincent Garcia.

Vinicius Junior took second place in the "Ballon d'Or-2014" voting. The final five included three "Real Madrid" players: the Brazilian himself, as well as Dani Carvajal and Jude Bellingham.

Recall that the midfielder of the English club "Manchester City" and the Spanish national team, Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante, was named the best footballer of 2024 by the well-known publication France Football.