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FIFA The Best: Vinicius Junior will beat Rodri to top prize, social media elated

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Vinicius Junior has been tipped to clinch the 2024 FIFA The Best Award ahead of Manchester City's Rodri. Photos by NurPhoto and Angel Martinez. Source: Getty Images
  • Vinicius Junior will reportedly clinch the 2024 FIFA The Best Award ahead of Manchester City’s Rodri
  • News of the 24-year-old’s impending triumph has sent social media into a frenzy, with many excited about the reports
  • Should the reports be believed, Vini will be the first Brazilian to win the award for best player in the world since 2007

Social media has been ablaze with reactions following reports that Vinícius Júnior will be crowned The Best Men’s Player at the 2024 FIFA Awards, edging out Manchester City’s midfield maestro Rodri.

Rodri previously triumphed over Vinícius in the 2024 Ballon d’Or voting, winning by a razor-thin margin of 41 points—1,170 to 1,129.

The narrow defeat reportedly left the Brazilian winger disappointed, prompting him and the entire Real Madrid delegation to skip the Paris gala.

However, this time, the tides appear to have shifted in favour of the electrifying forward.

Vinícius to win FIFA The Best Award

According to Globo Esporte, Vinícius will be officially named the world’s best player at the FIFA The Best Awards ceremony.

The announcement is expected to come on the eve of Madrid’s clash with Pachuca in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final in Doha on December 18.

Unlike the Ballon d’Or saga, the 24-year-old will reportedly attend the event in person.

This recognition sees Vinícius join an exclusive list of Brazilian legends who have claimed FIFA’s top individual accolade since its inception in 1991.

He will follow in the footsteps of Romário, Ronaldo Nazário (three-time winner), Rivaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho (who won twice), and Kaká.

Fans react to Vinicius’ reported FIFA The Best triumph

News of Vinícius’ impending coronation has sparked an outpouring of excitement and relief on social media, particularly among fans who felt his previous efforts went underappreciated.

TUKO.co.ke captured some notable reactions:

@Pik5Peter claimed:

“Finally, Rodri won’t rob anymore.”

@Isabelloisa1 also added:

“Finally, a win without corruption.”

@myViews0026 shared a similar sentiment:

“FIFA BEST is at least not biased, then 💁🏻‍♂️”

@M7movic congratulated Vini:

“Fully deserved, Vinícius has been unstoppable this year.”

@neyvibes concluded:

“Best deserving.”

Ronaldo believes Vinicius deserved 2024 Ballon d’Or

Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported that Ronaldo Nazario believes Vinicius should have claimed the 2024 Ballon d’Or Award over Rodri.

The Brazilian legend argued that his compatriot was more deserving of the prestigious accolade.

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EPL: Fulham must move on from defeat to Manchester City — Iwobi

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Alex Iwobi says Fulham must stay positive despite their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.

Marco Silva’s side put up a spirited display in the encounter, and were unlucky not to get at least one point.

Iwobi started the fight back by scoring the second goal for Fulham early in the second half.

The versatile midfielder’s compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze then rose from the bench to score two more goals for the Cottagers.

Manchester City, however, held on to go home with maximum points.

Iwobi stated that they deserved more from the game.

“I feel disappointed because we didn’t get anything out of the fighting spirit that we showed, but I think we have to take the positivity from the game,” Iwobi told the club’s official website.

Fulham will be away to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Sunday.

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EPL: Guardiola names team that impresses him everyday

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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has named the Premier League club that has impressed him so much this season.

The Spaniard said that Enzo Maresca’s side have really impressed him with the improvement they make everyday.

Speaking after Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Guardiola pointed out that a team must remain consistent to win the title.

Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to just two points behind Arsenal with the victory over Fulham, but the Gunners could maintain their five points lead with a win over Brentford on Wednesday night.

“Chelsea impresses me more and more every day with Enzo [Maresca], but it’s long,” he told reporters after the win.

“Premier League is so long, many things will happen. We won six Premier Leagues, four or five when we in December, January or February we were behind.

“The team who wins the Premier League is the team who grows during the months and this is what we try to do. No injuries, it’s so long.

“But at the same time, if we push, we will be better and push ourselves and control the situations better, the emotions and we will see what happens.”

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Outrage As ‘Biological Male’ Wins World’s Strongest Woman Event in Texas (Photos)

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The 2025 World’s Strongest Woman final has sparked outrage after an alleged transgender athlete won gold.

American Jammie Booker, who is accused of being a biological male, beat Great Britain’s Andrea Thompson to victory at the event in Arlington, Texas.

According to Mail Online, Thompson walked off the podium, appearing to say ‘this is bulls***,’ while Booker celebrated. The Brit has since been crowned the ‘true World’s Strongest Woman’ by her coach and some of her peers.

Rebecca Roberts, a three-time winner of World’s Strongest Woman, has sensationally claimed that no one – not even the organizers – knew about Booker’s background.

Details on the American are not clear, but the publication sighted a YouTube video – uploaded to what appears to be Booker’s YouTube channel in September 2017, with Booker saying: ‘Everyone is dying to tell their own story and I am obviously no exception to that.

‘I’m 21-year-old trans woman with a history of abuse, struggling to stay true to herself while under the rule of her religious parents.’

On Monday night, Roberts posted a picture on Instagram that read ‘Protect Women’s Sports.’ She wrote alongside the picture: ‘I hold no hate toward transgender people. Everyone deserves dignity, respect, and the freedom to live their truth.

But I cannot stay silent about something that threatens the fairness and future of women’s strength sports. Transgender women, people born male, should not be competing in the women’s category.

This isn’t about identity. It isn’t about politics. It’s about the undeniable physical differences that exist in strength-based sports… differences that don’t disappear, and that matter more here than almost anywhere else. Women’s categories were created for a reason, and if we lose that, we lose the foundation of our sport.

‘What happened this weekend wasn’t transparent. None of us knew. Not even the organisers knew. And when fairness is taken by surprise, trust in the sport begins to crack.

‘My message is simple. Trans people belong in sport, but women’s divisions must remain biologically born female-only.

‘I love this sport. I have given my life to it. And I won’t ignore something that could quietly change it forever. Congratulations to @andreathompson_strongwoman… the true World’s Strongest Woman 2025’

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