Wode Maya Endorses Vinicius Junior Amid Ballon d'Or Snub Brouhaha: "The Best Player In The World"
- Famous Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya shared his opinion about Brazilian and Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior not winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or
- He replied to Vini Jr's post on X, where he expressed enthusiasm about winning the award one day as he redefined his approach to football
- Many people shared diverse opinions on Wode Maya's comment about Rodri winning the coveted award and not Vini Jr
- Renowned sports journalist Ayim Derrick spoke to YEN.com.gh about Vini losing the Ballon d'Or to Rodri
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Famous Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya reacted to Brazilian and Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior not winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or, which was held at Théâtre du Châtelet on October 28, 2024, in Paris, France.
Wode Maya speaks about the Ballon d'Or
Vinicius Junipr made a statement after it was announced that Spanish and Manchester City player Rodri was awarded the coveted award for the night.
On his X account, the Real Madrid player wrote in Portuguese that he would work harder, win trophies, and improve his performance if he had to do that 10 times.
Vini Jr. expressed enthusiasm about winning the coveted Ballon d'Or one day and hinted that no one would be prepared for his transformation.
"I'll do it 10x if I have to. They're not ready," Vinicius Junior wrote.
Responding to his words, famous Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya referred to the Brazilian forward as the best player in the world.
"You don’t have to be Madrid fan to admit that this guy is the best player in the world ❤️🙌🏾," Wode Maya wrote.
Wode Maya responds to Vinicius Junior.
Reactions to Wode Maya's post about Vini
Below are the diverse opinions of Ghanaians regarding Wode Maya's post about Vinícius Júnior and his being snubbed of the 2024 Ballon d'Or:
@iamAbiodunAA said:
"LOL. No, he wasn’t the best player in the world. Jude Bellingham and Caverjal have better case. Even Lautaro"
@Cosmic_Evidence said:
"And you don't have to be biased to admit that Rodri is the best footballer on the planet! Balon Dor is for the best footballer on the planet. Vinicius is not close to that. What does he have? Dribbles? I tell you, Doku is far better than him"
@realniendoo said:
"Bro stick to filming your YouTube videos. Thank you"
@JonviahJunio said:
"We love him tho regardless his attitude on the pitch 💙soar higher Vini"
Wode Maya defends Vinícius Júnior on X.
Sports journalist reviews Vini Jr and Rodri's performance
In an exclusive interview with YEN.com.gh, American-based Ghanaian journalist Ayim Derrick spoke about the Ballon d'Or and how Rodri was the deserving winner.
He noted that Vini had an incredible season with Real Madrid, adding that if the Ballon d'Or had been based on that, he would have been the deserved winner.
He also added that one factor that prevented the Brazilian from winning the coveted award was because he was competing against two other top Real Madrid players; Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham.
"Vini had an incredible season with the club side, no doubt about that. If you look at it from that perspective then he deserves it. In another angle, those who voted had their votes spread across between Vini, Mbappe and Jude, hence, Rodri came out on top."
Derrick, who is a member of the United States 🇺🇸 Press Agency (USPA), noted that Manchester City's Rodri's outstanding season under review with both his club and country, Spain. He noted that Vini Jr, unfortunately, had a poor run in the Copa America with Brazil.
"However, we cannot also downplay what Rodri did in the season under review when you put it into perspective. Champions League semis, Premier League champion, and above all, EURO champion, which is arguably the best competition in European history, whereas the latter was very poor in his team's Copa America tournament. So for me, both deserved it if it went either way because they were all good last season."
Ballon d'Or use Shatta Bandle's video to laugh at Vinícius
YEN.com.gh reported that diminutive Ghanian socialite Shatta Bandle's videos were aired on the French station, L'Equipe, the official livestream of the prestigious Ballon d'Or.
Many people hinted that the videos were to make fun of the Brazilian footballer and Real Madrid star, Vinícius Júnior.
Many people took to social media to express their disappointment at the producers of the Ballon d'Or livestream.
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Source: YEN.com.gh