00:00Real Madrid won the Club of the Year award but were absent from the Ballon d'Or ceremony
00:05in Paris, where forward Vinicius Junior was beaten to best men's player by Manchester
00:10City's Rodri.
00:12The European champions said their representatives would not go where Real are not respected
00:17after learning Vinicius would miss out on the prestigious trophy, according to reports
00:22from news agency AFP and Spanish media.
00:26Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti and forward Kylian Mbappe both won individual honours
00:31but neither were present to receive their awards.
00:35After Rodri was confirmed as the winner, Vinicius took to social media,
00:39I'll do it 10 times if I have to, they're not ready.
00:43If the award criteria doesn't give it to Vinicius then those same criteria should point to Carvajal
00:48as the winner, the club said in a statement.
00:52The Brazilian is joint favourite for the 2025 award with Erling Haaland, but there's
00:57a long way to go until then.
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