Madrid: Real Madrid canceled its delegation’s plans to attend the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris on Monday at the last minute, as the club realizes that its Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior will not win the award, football sources said. Reuters.
The bookmakers had Vinicius Junior, 24, and this year’s Champions League player of the year, as the favorite to claim his first Ballon d’Or, which is presented to the best player in the world, ahead of Spain’s Manchester City. Midfielder Rodri, 28, and Real Madrid England international Jude Bellingham.
Vinicius Junior helped Real Madrid to a Champions League and La Liga double last season alongside 21-year-old Bellingham, who was named La Liga’s Player of the Year after scoring a career-best 19 goals in a scintillating debut season and helping England to… Reaching the final of the European Championship 2024.
Rodri, described by City coach Pep Guardiola as “the best midfielder in the world”, played a key role in helping his team win an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title last season and was named the best player in this year’s European Championship after That Spain raised a record. Extension of the fourth title.
It was not possible to obtain an immediate comment from Real Madrid and France Football, which organizes the Ballon d’Or awards.
The awards are based on votes from a panel of journalists from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings.
Meanwhile, a global sports website asked ChatGPT – an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI – to predict this year’s Ballon d’Or winner.
It is worth noting here that artificial intelligence cannot predict the future, but its extensive database and updated information enable it to provide results that closely reflect reality.
In this regard, ChatGPT focuses on several key players vying for this distinction, including Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, and Jude Bellingham. However, when it comes to selecting one player, ChatGPT confidently declared that Rodri Hernandez will win the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
Amnesty International justified its selection by highlighting the immediate impact that the English midfielder has made since joining Real Madrid, noting that his performance this season was exceptional.
Separately, the sports outlet also asked the AI ”Who deserves to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or.”
In response to the claim, ChatGPT has named Rodri as the deserving winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or, despite admitting that voters are likely to choose someone else.