Manchester City and Spanish midfielder Rodri secured the Ballon ‘d’Or on Monday in Paris. It comes after a fantastic year which saw him win the Euro 2024 and the Premier League as well.
Another frontrunner, and at times the favourite in the race to win the Ballon d’Or was Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.
The Brazilian managed 24 goals and 11 assists enroute to winning the La Liga and Champions League.
Unfortunately for him Rodri narrowly beat Vini, much to the dislike of Madrid fans. So much so that they took their frustration to social media sending abuse to- well an entirely different player.
Argentinian midfielder Rodrigo De Paul would have been shocked to wake up to messages of abuse towards him for stealing the Ballon d’Or from Vinicius.
These fans for some reason were confused between De Paul and Rodri, who share only a very common first name.
One fan wrote: “How dare you rob Vini,” while another said: “You don’t deserve ballondor.”
Rival fans though had an absolute field day with this howler, hitting back at these confused Real Madrid supporters-
Lowest IQ fans itw for a reason
— RTIM (@Runtheiconmarkt) October 29, 2024
While targeting De Paul was already questionable, Real Madrid fans took things further by commenting on pop star Olivia Rodrigo’s Instagram post, making an even bigger spectacle of themselves with their antics.
If these fans had put a little effort into finding the right account to hate on, they’d realise that Rodri doesn’t have any official social media accounts.
