Former President Trump's mysterious loss?' German soccer star Hummels summoned Trump to criticize Real Madrid's boycott of the Ballon d'Or? Is it Trump?"

Nov 01, 2024

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"Is it President Trump?"

German soccer star Mats Hummels (AS Roma) is drawing attention by criticizing those who did not attend the 2024 Ballon d'Or Awards, comparing it to former U.S. President Trump.

Hummels criticized Real Madrid clubs and others who missed the ceremony in a review of the Ballon d'Or Awards held on the 29th of last month on his podcast 'Alone is Hard'.

The winner of the Ballon d'Or was Rodri of Manchester City, Real Madrid was named the team of the year and Carlo Ancelotti was named the coach of the year.

However, the Real Madrid club boycotted the award ceremony after Vinicius Junior failed to win the Ballon d'Or. French media 'RMC Sports' reported that the reason for the boycott was that Real Madrid's president Perez was furious.

(241029) -- PARIS, Oct. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City's Spanish player Rodri poses with his trophy during the 2024 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Oct. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)<저작권자(c) Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지>

Barcelona's Spanish player Aitana Bonmati, second from left, and Manchester City's Spanish player Rodri, second from right, hold their 2024 Ballon d'Or trophies at the end of the 68th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

When the news was announced, Hummels, who ranked 29th in the Ballon d'Or player rankings, said "It's unfortunate. Real Madrid's absence from the ceremony is disrespectful to others and the worst."

Hummels drew on former U.S. President Trump, saying, `It looks like Trump to fail to respect the results after losing the vote.'

This is a reference to the case in which Trump refused to accept the 2020 U.S. presidential election, claiming that there was corruption in the election after losing to Joe Biden (current president).

Humpems said "It's clear that the Real Madrid players deserve the prize, but other teams have that much better players"It's a bad thing not to acknowledge the contributions of other team players. Consider that there are more teams on the international stage that have not been treated than Real Madrid."

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