The outcome of the Ballon d’Or continues to generate a bitter debate on networks. Last Monday, Rodri became the second man born in Spain to win the Ballon d’Or, 64 years after Luis Suárez won in 1960, while Aitana Bonmatí completed a historic double for Spanish football. Some awards that were preceded by the great scandal that caused Real Madrid to decide to be absent from the gala.
The absence of the whites, the explanations from France Football or Florentino Pérez’s dispute with UEFA have become the protagonist in “X”. But if there is something that has burst the networks and outraged Real Madrid and Brazil in equal measure, it has been the video of Rodri mocking Vínicius. The Spanish midfielder who was already heavily criticized for his cries of “Spanish Gibraltar” has generated a stir with his chants dedicated to the Brazilian where he was celebrating his award.
Rodri remembered Carvajal and was very polite in his speech when receiving the award and also afterwards, when asking questions. It wasn’t so much when celebrating it in a bar, as was seen in a video that soon went viral and that Manchester City itself has been forced to delete.
During the intimate celebration of the footballer with family, members of the Manchester City staff and close friends, Rodri Hernández was seen out of place singing ‘Vinícius, Chao’ to the rhythm of ‘Bella Chao’the popular Italian song that achieved stardom through the Spanish series ”La Casa de Papel”.
As expected, Such material that was published by Manchester City itself on its social networks began to receive a flood of offensive comments from Brazilians and Real Madrid fans. Many had argued that the main reason why Rodri beat Vinicius was his behavior, which they justify, is better than that of the Brazilian. However, The song at dinner doesn’t leave him in much of a place.
“You are miserable”, “And this is an example of lordship?”, “Then the bad guy is Vinicius, the same as always”, “What a disappointment Rodri. You are a scam!“, are some of the outraged comments that immediately flooded Twitter.
Given the commotion caused Manchester City decided to take action on the matter. The English club decided to delete the video and replace it with another edited one in which the offensive chant is cut. The controversy has no signs of ending.