{"id":267963,"date":"2024-12-19T12:31:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/19\/my-critics-try-to-belittle-me-vinicius\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T12:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:31:22","slug":"my-critics-try-to-belittle-me-vinicius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/19\/my-critics-try-to-belittle-me-vinicius\/","title":{"rendered":"My Critics Try To Belittle Me\u2013 Vinicius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vinicius Jr<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr said his critics \u201ccontinue to try to cancel me, to belittle me\u201d after earning one of football\u2019s biggest individual honours.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazil international was named the men\u2019s player of the year at the FIFA Best Awards on Tuesday, seven weeks after missing out on the Ballon d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has repeatedly been racially abused while playing in Spain over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Vinicius scored a career-high 24 goals during the 2023-24 season, helping Real win La Liga and the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came, I saw, I won,\u201d he wrote on Instagram. \u201cToday I write this for that boy who saw so many idols lift that trophy\u2026your time has come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is, my time has come. The time to state that, yes, I am the best player in the world and I fought a lot to get here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius and his club boycotted the Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony in October, with Real saying the club \u201cdoes not go where it is not respected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Team-mates Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal were also nominated for the men\u2019s award, which was won by Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vinicius Jr \u00a0 Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr said his critics \u201ccontinue to try to cancel me, to belittle me\u201d after earning one of football\u2019s biggest individual honours. The Brazil international was named the men\u2019s player of the year at the FIFA Best Awards on Tuesday, seven weeks after missing out on the Ballon d\u2019Or. 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