Overview
- Real Madrid will have no official representative at the Paris ceremony tonight, continuing a stance reported to be driven by president Florentino Pérez.
- France Football recently sent a delegation to Madrid seeking reconciliation, but the talks did not produce a breakthrough.
- Multiple Madrid players are nominated, including Vinícius Júnior, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé for the Ballon d'Or, Thibaut Courtois for the Yashin Trophy and Dean Huijsen for the Kopa Trophy.
- Sources cited by The Athletic describe frustration within parts of the club over the hardline approach taken since 2024.
- Players have been given leeway to attend individually, with Scotland international Caroline Weir set to be the lone Madrid attendee in a non-official capacity, according to Football España.