Vinicius Junior wins 2024 FIFA Best Player of the year award
Real Madrid star boy and Brazil national team player Vinicius Junior wins the 2024 FIFA Best Player of the Year award after failing to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
Eighty-nine (89) national team captains voted for him as the best player in the world.
Vinicius Junior described winning 2024 FIFA Best Player of the Year award as something he fought so hard to get.
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See Vinicius Junior’s statement.
“Today I’m writing to the boy who has seen so many idols lift that trophy… his time has come.”
“Or rather, my time has come. The time to say… yes, I’m the best player in the world, and I’ve fought hard for it.”
“They’ve tried and tried to invalidate me, to diminish me. But they’re not ready. No one is going to tell me who I should fight for or how I should behave.”
“When I was in São Gonçalo, the system didn’t care about me. I was almost swallowed up.”
“I won for myself, for my family. With a lot of support along the way: Flamengo, Real Madrid, the Brazilian national team, my hundreds of teammates over the years… the people who accompany me every day in my routine, those who admire me.”
