Man City legend puts 'entitled' Real Madrid in their place amid Benzema and Paqueta comments

It has been almost 48 hours since Man City star Rodri was crowned the world's best footballer and the fallout and bitter reaction from Madrid is showing no signs of slowing down.

The Spanish and European champions boycotted the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in Paris on Monday after their star player Vinicius Junior finished second behind City's star midfielder.

The Brazilian international helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga last term and was joined by club team-mates Jude Bellingham (third) and Dani Carvajal (fourth) in the top four in the voting.

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City forward Erling Haaland rounded off the top five as he, alongside Rodri, won the Premier League last term. Rodri also inspired Spain to EURO 2024 glory in the summer - a feat Vinicius could not replicate at international level as Brazil slumped to a disappointing quarter-finals exit at Copa America.

Despite scoring less goals than a host of other players last season, Los Blancos felt strongly that Vinicius was the rightful winner of the award.

Vinicius himself has vowed to win the award 10 times in response, while his team-mates have slammed 'football politics' and publicly declared him the best player in the world, in spite of the award.

They cited a lack of respect from UEFA, while simultaneously showing just that to City and Rodri with their response since he was moved to tears on stage when receiving the award.

And the responses have continued this morning. Former Real Madrid star and 2022 Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema offered a bizarre take, as he said: "I spoke