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Golden ball! Former Flamengo, Vini Jr. scores hat trick for Real Madrid in the Champions League
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Extra Flamengo
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0Champion of the Champions League and scorer of goals in two finals, Vini Jr joined the hall of greatest players in the history of the competition. Therefore, the competition's official page paid a kind of tribute and published seven photos of the Real Madrid (ESP) striker on Monday (17). Detail: in all of them, the striker appears wearing the Flamengo shirt, at the beginning of his career, in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Flamengo's official profile interacted with the publication, liking and commenting on the post. Among the various comments in other languages, Mais Querido wrote two hearts, one red and one black. Some red and black players, of course, also left their mark, with jokes like “I knew Flamengo had the Champions League”.
In the 2022 Champions League final, Vini Jr scored the title-winning goal over Flamengo. Liverpool (ING), when Real Madrid won 1-0. The dose was repeated this season, when the former Flamengo player scored the last goal in the 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund (ALE). became the first Brazilian to score two goals in different Champions League finals.
With his great performance in this season's Champions League, Vini Jr is the big favorite to win the Ballon d'Or, the award for the best world player of the year. The star's 'main competition' is the European Championship, if any athlete stands out in the tournament taking place in Germany.
Currently, Vini Jr is on loan to the Brazilian team, focused on preparing for the Copa América. Next Monday (24), Dorival Júnior's team debuts against Costa Rica, at 10pm (Brasília time), in the United States. Therefore, the five-time world champion is in Group D, which also includes Colombia and Paraguay.
Midfielder raised in Mengão scored the first goal since the Spanish Second Division team arrived and helped the Granada team win
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0Disenchanted! Cria do Ninho do Urubu, Reinierscored his first goal for his new club. Last Tuesday (22), Granada visited Castellón in the Spanish second division and won 3-2. The player revealed by Flamengowas the scorer of the first goal of the match.
The play started on the right, with a cross that crossed the area. The opposing defense made a poor clearance, and on the rebound, Reinier took advantage to send a beautiful shot from the edge of the area, opening the score. Check out the goal below.
Soon after, Castellón equalized with Israel Suero, who scored in the small area, and two minutes later, the same player turned the game.
At the beginning of the second half, Miguel Blánquez equalized the score for Granada, taking advantage of a free kick raised in the area. The turnaround came in an exciting way: in stoppage time, Ignasi Miquel converted a penaltyand secured the victory.
This was Reinier's seventh game for Granada, who also participated in the draws against La Coruña, Elche, Málaga and Burgos, as well as contributing to the rout of Tenerife and another victory this season.
Reinier at Granada on loan from Real Madrid
Reinier, who still belongs to Real Madrid, is on loan to Granada, the current Spanish second division team. With no space in Real's first team, which has stars like Vinícius Júnior, the young striker has a loan contract until mid-2025, with the possibility of returning to the Madrid club if he is not negotiated permanently.
The midfielder has played for other European teams. In 2020, he was loaned to Borussia Dortmund, returning to Real Madrid in 2022. He then had another spell on loan at Girona, and last season, he played for Frosinone, in Italy, before being loaned out again.
Flamengo's "children" are the only Brazilians to be included in the top-10 of the study, with the striker surpassing Messi
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0Vinícius Júnior and Rebeca Andrade, both revealed by Flamengo, appeared on the list of athletes marketable products in the world in 2024. Garoto do Ninho appears in second place and the gymnast in sixth place. According to a study by British consultancy SportsPro, the striker is the best placed footballer, second only to gymnast Simone Biles.
CHECK OUT THE LIST OF THE MOST MARKABLE ATHLETES IN THE WORLD:
1st Simone Biles (gymnastics)
2º Vini Jr (football)
3rd Lebron James (basketball)
4th Caitlin Clark (basketball)
5th Lionel Messi (football)
6th Rebeca Andrade (gymnastics)
7th Kylian Mbappé (football)
8th Ilona Maher (rugby)
9th Cristiano Ronaldo (football)
10th Katie Ledecky (swimming)
The SportsPro ranking has been published since 2010 and highlights the athletes with the greatest marketing potential in the world. Now the leader among football players, Vini Jr took the place that belonged to Messi on the 2023 list.
The creation of Flamengo gained a lot of attention for having contracts with famous brands and many social projects. In addition, the young man has ties with a supplier of sporting equipment, betting houses, sports drinks, telephone operators, soft drinks, video games and others.
REBECA ANDRADE
Rebeca Andrade, which appears in sixth place on the list, she is the greatest Olympic medalist in Brazilian history and is on the rise after winning another gold, two silvers and a bronze at the Paris Olympics. Thus, the Flamengo gymnast is the only Brazilian in the top-10.
RESEARCH SUMMARY
The SportsPro study was prepared in partnership with NorthStar Solutions Group, which evaluates the power and strength of each athlete's brand, global presence and affinity with sponsors. In addition, potential market, engagement and reach also count points. The economy, the athlete's personal impact, profit and relationship with the environment help in the evaluation.
Flamengo's youngster scored a hat-trick this past Tuesday (22) and left the whole world euphoric for the Ballon d'Or
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0This last Tuesday (22), Flamengo's creation, Vinícius Júnior, was the star of the match against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. The star scored a hat-trick and was instrumental in Real Madrid's comeback against the German team. In this way, the striker was compared to Pelé.
The comparison came from one of the greatest strikers in the world. history of Spain, Emilio Butragueño, idol of Real Madrid, and currently director of institutional relations at the merengue club.
“He reminded me of Pelé. It was a great goal and, for those of us who love football, there is no doubt that he justifies coming here to the Bernabéu and that he is a player can offer you this, this move that provokes many emotions, including admiration, of course”, compared Butragueño, in an interview with the official Real Madrid channel.
3RD HAT-TRICK AT REAL MADRID
With the hat -trickagainst Borussia Dortmund, Vini Jr arrived for the third time in his career, defending Real Madrid, the mark of three goals in a single match. The last time was in LaLiga in 2022, when the Flamengo created three goals in the 6-0 rout of Levante.
In 2024, the young striker scored three times in the Spanish Super Cup final and El Clássico. The youngster from Ninho scored three goals in the first half, in the match that ended 4-1 for Real Madrid.