The Real Madrid star, Vini Jr was yesterday crowned as the best FIFA player of the year on the men's side while Aitana Bonmati won the award on the women's side
24-year-old Vinicius was very disappointed to lose and Manchester City midfielder Rodri for the Ballon d'Or award in October and led to him and his Madrid team ignoring the celebrations in Paris
This time, Rodri finished second to Vinicius with five points. The Brazilian forward was at a FIFA ceremony to collect his award, having traveled to Doha on Monday and Madrid for the Confederations Cup final against Pachuca
"I don't even know where to start," Vinicius said. in Portuguese. I was so far away that it seemed impossible to get here. I was a child who played soccer barefoot only in the streets of Sao Goncalo, close to poverty and crime"
"Getting here is very important for me. I'm doing it for the many kids who think that everything is impossible and who think they can't get here"
The best goalkeeper award went to Emiliano Martinez while Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelloti won the best coach award year
