{"id":34478,"date":"2024-05-28T21:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/ballon-dor-2024-theyre-incredible-valverde-hails-two-players-who-deserve-to-win-award\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T21:00:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:00:35","slug":"ballon-dor-2024-theyre-incredible-valverde-hails-two-players-who-deserve-to-win-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/ballon-dor-2024-theyre-incredible-valverde-hails-two-players-who-deserve-to-win-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or 2024: They\u2019re incredible \u2013 Valverde hails two players who deserve to win award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has insisted that his teammates, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, both deserve the 2024 Ballon d\u2019Or award.<\/p>\n<p>Valverde, who described both players as incredible, jokingly said that he would split the Ballon d\u2019Or in half and give it to Bellingham and Vinicius.<\/p>\n<p>In a live chat with fans on The Residency app, the Uruguayan was asked who he thought deserved the golden ball.<\/p>\n<p>He simply replied (via @MadridXtra on X): \u201cBallon d\u2019Or to Vini Jr or Bellingham? 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