Monday there were protests over Vinicius Junior’s unexpected lack of a Ballon d’Or. The winger refused to go to the event because he thought he would already win.

Viñces seemed like the clear favorite to win the award in Paris, but Rodri, a player for Manchester City, beat him to it.

Real Madrid was furious about what happened, and a big group of club representatives, including many players and staff, didn’t go to the fancy ceremony.

People there were angry, and a content maker named Luva de Pedreiro was caught on camera holding up a Vinicius shirt on the red carpet.

At the fancy Theatre du Chatelet, another writer took pictures of the red chairs in the front of the room, where people like Vinicius and Jude Bellingham would have sat.

But name tags were taken off of the two seats closest to the center aisle, which were thought to be saved for the two superstars from Real Madrid.

This proved beyond a doubt that the two players would not be there.

Rodri was seen walking on crutches to the event. He then posed for pictures with his girlfriend Laura Iglesias on the red carpet.

The people who put together the Ballon d’Or said in answer to Madrid’s decision not to attend: “No player and no club knows the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or yet.”

According to RMC, Madrid president Florentino Perez was very angry about the choice, even though Real Madrid was supposed to win the Club of the Year award.

A journalist named Jose Luis Sanchez said that a group of fifty people from Madrid was supposed to go on the trip, but they canceled it when they found out that Vinicius would not win.

ESPN Brazil says that people inside the club called the pass “historic robbery.”

According to Marca, people who work in Madrid have said, “the Ballon d’Or no longer exists for us.”

Madrid was very angry and told AFP, “If the award criteria don’t point to Vinicius as the winner, those same criteria should point to Carvajal as the winner.”

Since this didn’t happen, it’s clear that Ballon d’Or-UEFA doesn’t rate Real Madrid. And Real Madrid doesn’t go to places that don’t respect it.