MADRID, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Vinicius Jr's remarkable performances at Real Madrid have put the 24-year-old forward as the odds-on favourite to claim his first Ballon d'Or when the award for the best ...

Manchester City and Spain star Rodri got his hands on the top prize (Picture: Getty) Rodri has questioned Vinicius Jr’s decision to turn down his ticket to last month’s Ballon d’Or’s cerem ...

A journalist who admitted overlooking Vinicius Junior in the Ballon d’Or vote has resigned from his role as selector. He finished 41 points adrift of Rodri in the voting, which was decided by 99 ...

But one thing has remained the same: Vinicius Junior remains their most decisive player. Not even the arrival of Kylian Mbappe has been enough to take the spotlight away from the Brazilian.

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Asked about Vinicius' third goal against Dortmund, the former Spain forward said: "It reminded me of Pele. It is a magnificent goal. The way he ran, the way he faked to dribble past the defender.

A week before the much-awaited Ballon d’Or ceremony, Vinicius Junior scored his first-ever Champions League hat trick against Borussia Dortmund. Real Madrid leveled on points with their visitors after ...

Vinicius Jr was completely SNUBBED by three pundits as he was beaten to the Ballon d’Or. The Brazilian was among the favourites heading into last month’s glitzy ceremony. But he chose not to ...

After this second half, Madrid will be talked about as being among the favourites to win the competition again in 2025. And with Vinicius in this kind of unplayable form, it's hard to argue.

Real Madrid added to their frankly absurd catalogue of Champions League comebacks as Vinicius netted a sparkling hat-trick to down Borussia Dortmund 5-2. Looking for a measure of revenge after ...

This year, the discourse surrounding Rodri’s win over Vinicius illustrates the difficulties in defining one player’s impact over another’s. Rodri, who was pivotal in City’s historic treble-winning ...