Paris Saint Germain Superstar Neymar Fumes at Vinicius Junior’s Ballon d’Or Ranking

• PSG forward Neymar is unhappy with the final ranking of Vinicius Junior, who finished in 8th position at the Ballon d'Or ceremony
• Neymar did not make the list of 30 finalists for the 66th edition of the Ballon d’Or, which was held on Monday, October 17 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris
• Both Neymar and Vinicius have begun the current campaign in electric fashion ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which starts in a couple of weeks

Paris Saint-Germain frontman Neymar has expressed dissatisfaction with the ranking of Vinicius Junior in this year's Ballon d'Or.

Vinicius made the top 10 but was ranked in a lowly eighth position, despite enjoying a breakout campaign with Real Madrid last term.

The 22-year-old Brazilian winger starred in Madrid's route to the La Liga and Champions League double, scoring the winning goal in the finals against Liverpool. He has continued in phenomenal fashion this season.

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His final Ballon d'Or ranking has raised a lot of eyebrows including that of Neymar, who reckons his Brazilian compatriot should have made the top three.

However, Neymar was quick to note that Karim Benzema thoroughly deserved to have won this year’s Golden Ball prize.

The 30-year-old posted on the micro-blogging app Twitter: “Benzema deserved it. But for Vini, being 8th is not possible. He should at least be in the top three.”

Who finished ahead of Vini?

The Real Madrid wing wizard finished 8th on the list, just behind Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois (7th) and PSG’s Kylian Mbappé (6th).

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool finished in 5th position, while former Bayern Munich goal poacher Robert Lewandowski narrowly missed the podium with his 4th place ranking.

Man City talisman Kevin De Bruyne (3rd) and Sadio Mane (2nd) finished behind eventual winner Karim Benzema, Daily Mail reports.

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Neymar appears in Barcelona court

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that it's a make-or-break week for Neymar Jr.

The Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain superstar faces jail time if found guilty of the fraud and corruption charges levelled against him.

Neymar Jr and eight others appeared in a Barcelona court on Monday, October 17, in connection with Neymar's 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona.