Vinícius Júnior's Real Madrid and Brazil teammates did not hesitate to show their support after the winger took home this year's The Best FIFA Men's Player Award.
Two months after his 2024 Ballon d'Or snub, Vinícius Júnior accepted the second-most prestigious individual honor in soccer. The Brazilian received The Best FIFA Men's Player Award 2024, beating out Manchester City's Rodri and fellow Real Madrid teammates, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal.
In the aftermath of the ceremony, those who know and have played with Vinícius Júnior praised the 24-year-old on social media. Neymar was one of the first people to congratulate the Brazilian, posting a photo of Vinícius Júnior winning the award to his Instagram story with the caption: "Well deserved. Very happy for you. Keep flying."
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Brazil and Real Madrid legend Kaká dedicated an entire post to Vinícius Júnior, sharing a heartfelt message that ended with, "Congratulations Vini! 'The Best' is yours, but the pride is ours!"
Bellingham also shared a photo with Vinícius Júnior on Instagram and wrote, "Simply, the best." The England international finished third in the voting for The Best FIFA Men's Player Award, but featured in The Best FIFA Men's 11, along with Carvajal, Toni Kroos and Antonio Rüdiger.
Kylian Mbappé joined in on the festivities, writing, "Well deserved bro" in his own separate Instagram story dedicated to Vinícius Júnior.
Of course, Vinícius Júnior himself wrote a lengthy post on Instagram after the win. He echoed his sentiments after losing the 2024 Ballon d'Or and wrote, "They've tried and tried to invalidate me, to diminish me. But they are not ready."
It might not be the Ballon d'Or, but Vinícius Júnior more-than earned the title of the best player in the world after leading Real Madrid to a record-15th Champions League title, 36th La Liga title and 13th Spanish Super Cup.
Check out the full list of winners from The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 here.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Neymar, Real Madrid Players React to Vinicius Junior's The Best FIFA Award.
