Barcelona legend Rivaldo gets behind Real Madrid star Rodrygo Goes after Ballon d’Or snub
Real Madrid right winger Rodrygo Goes had an excellent 2023/24 season for the Merengue club, winning the second Champions League title of his career as an every-game starter at the forward position opposite of Ballon d'Or favorite Vinicius Junior.
Yet despite winning two major trophies with 15 goals between the Champions League and LaLiga, Rodrygo wasn't one of the 30 players nominated for the 2023/24 Ballon d'Or, snubbed in favor of clearly inferior players like Granit Xhaka and Vitinha.
Rivaldo, who won the Ballon d'Or as the main superstar for Barcelona in 1999, came to the defense of his Brazilian compatriot, calling the fact that the 23-year-old forward was left off the shortlist an "injustice".
The two-time LaLiga winner and former Champions League winner (at AC Milan) said,...