On October 28th France Football will award the Golden Ball at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris to the best player in the world and this time some rumours give the victory of Vinicius Junior the one who should succeed Leo Messi in collecting the prestigious personal award. Many, including protagonists of the football sector, have come forward to express their opinion on who deserves more to obtain such recognition and recently it was Neymar Jr to join the support of his compatriot.
The Al-Hilal player, who is still recovering from an injury that prevented him from playing in Saudi for 11 months, said he is confident that the Brazilian winger will win the award: “Of course I will be rooting for him to win the Ballon d’Or this year. For me there is no other better candidate to win it,” the Brazilian ace former PSG and Barcelona – among others – told the Brazilian TV station Band Sports. Adding: “He is a boy who deserves it, because he is a fighter. He has suffered a lot throughout his life, but he has overcome all expectations and criticism. He has become an idol for all of us.”
And the Real Madrid star, according to Neymar, would be also favored over Kylian Mbappé which has also landed at the merengues: “This season Vinicius has been better than Mbappé. He is a player who creates danger. If Vinicius has the ball, you feel that there is danger”, the words taken from Brand. Concluding the speech: “I prefer Vinicius to win the Ballon d’Or. This season he has been far superior.” The Ballon d’Or would certainly enrich the Brazilian’s already great palmares.