“The club has remained dissatisfied with the voting results and requires changes in the premium system.”, – WRITE: Football.ua
The club has remained dissatisfied with the voting results and requires changes in the premium system.
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The reason is a long conflict of the club with the organizers of the award. Last year, Real had already boycotted the event, learning that the award would not receive their winger, Winisius Junior, but Menchester City midfielder and Spain Rodry.
The Madrid leadership then expressed disagreement with the voting system, which he considers opaque and biased. According to the club representatives, France Football allows journalists from “little -known countries”, which, according to Real, distorts the final results.
In an attempt to settle the situation, the France Football delegation came to Madrid, but meeting with the club’s management did not give a positive result. Thus, the participation of Real in this year’s ceremony remains a big question.
The President of the Florentino club insists that the award has lost its legitimacy and calls for a radical revision of evaluation criteria.