Real Madrid have been denounced again by the LaLiga president for skipping the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday night.

Javier Tebas has branded Madrid 'childish', 'hotheaded', and 'supremacist' in a staggering invective against the world's richest football club.

Madrid refused to attend the glitzy awards gala after finding out in advance that their forward Vinicius Junior had not won the Ballon d'Or, with the Brazilian coming second to Manchester City's Rodri.

It has now snowballed into a bitter dispute, with Vini Jr blaming his rejection on the fact he has stood up to racism in the game and Madrid claiming they were 'not respected'.

'I think that Real Madrid lacked the chivalry that has always been one of its hallmarks and is part of its anthem as well, shaking hands when it loses,' said LaLiga kingpin Tebas, as per Marca.

'A lack of chivalry that has been lacking for some time. It didn't surprise me. It was a childish attitude, a hotheadedness, call it what you want.

'It was already seen in the attitude of Real Madrid TV with the videos. We see a supremacist behaviour that everything has to revolve around them.'

There seemed little grace from Madrid for Rodri, who in 2023-24 only lost one of 63 games for club and country (the FA Cup final against Manchester United), lifted the Euros, Premier League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup, scoring nine goals and notching 14 assists.

Vincent Garcia, the editor-in-chief of France Football, who are in charge of the award, explained why Vinicius Jr missed out.

'Obviously, Vinicius surely suffered from the presence of Bellingham and Carvajal in the top 5 because, mathematically, that took away some points from him,' he said.

'This also sums up Real Madrid's season, which took between three and four players and the judges shared their decisions between them, which benefited Rodri.

He added: 'I had a lot of pressure from Real Madrid but, as with other clubs, I was always clear, fair and perhaps my silence pushed them to the limit.

'But it was the same as with the others. I was very unpleasantly surprised by his absence.'

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