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He Atlético de Madrid did not have any representation at the gala Ballon d’Or held on Monday night in Paris. None of their players was on the list of the 30 nominees for best footballer last season, something predictable given the performance offered by the mattress team and that no player stood out especially, if at all. Griezmannalthough French went from more to less in the course.
But surprisingly, Atlético was present at the gala. And not only because the winner of the Ballon d’Or, Rodrigo Hernandez, He was a youth player for the rojiblanco club.
He was the football legend George Weah the one who ‘put’ Atlético de Madrid into the gala. The former player of Monaco, PSG or Milan was in charge of announcing the winner of the award. And before pronouncing Rodri’s name, he had a few words. “When I leave work the only thing that makes me happy is football. When I have a difficult time at work I turn on the TV and watch my teams, PSG, Milan, Juventus, Atleti Madrid, Tottenham… I still watch the games, I can’t leave football, which is what has made me who I am. I have a very close relationship with football,” said the now politician, who became president of his country, the Republic of Liberia, from 2018 until January of this same year.
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