Ballon d'Or scandal
Hummels’ reckoning with Real: “Trump-like traits”
The Ballon d'Or boycott has been the dominant soccer topic this week. Now German world champion Mats Hummels has spoken out about the issue: He sees "slightly Trumpian traits" in Real's behavior.
What does he mean by that? Just like former US President Donald Trump, who has been talking about election fraud since his defeat to Joe Biden in 2020, the reigning Champions League winner has also shown himself to be a bad loser.
After it was leaked that superstar Vinicius Junior would not receive the Ballon d'Or, Real canceled the planned flight to Paris and then railed against UEFA and those responsible for the gala: "It's obvious that the UEFA Ballon d'Or has no respect for Real Madrid. And Real Madrid is not where it is disrespected."
"That's the worst thing"
In his podcast "Alone is hard", defender Mats Hummels, who was on site in Paris himself, chose clear words in the direction of the "royals": "To use the words 'lack of respect' because you didn't win an election has slightly Trumpian traits." Real had behaved "disrespectfully towards others", "that's the worst thing", said Hummels.
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