Balde: “I don’t like Taylor Swift.” And the fans vote for Bellingham for the Golden Boy: a curious story in the race for the prize
Overtaking and countertaking in the standings Golden Boy. The coveted prize, awarded every year in November, attracts the whole world. Literally. In fact, it is curious what happened at the top of the standings, where he was sitting a few days ago. brave Barcelona. Blaugrana’s talent overtook Jude Bellingham, the star player of Real Madrid, bought in the summer from Borussia Dortmund. andthere is nothing strange here. The originality lies in the fact that overtaking at the top was determined by fans of Taylor Swift.
Galeotta was Balde’s declaration. In May, Blaugrana said he did not appreciate the American star’s music.. A video with an “offensive” phrase went viral and appeared on Twitter profiles of Taylor Swift fans around the world. And the reaction was diabolical: “Let’s make him lose the race for the Golden Boy.” Result: a mountain of votes for second place in the standings. Bellingham, indeed. He is now confidently in command with 520,535 votes, followed by Balde with 289,442 votes.
There will be some regret Jamal Musiala, Bayern, also in the fight for the prize. If fans knew that he loves Taylor Swift’s music, as he publicly stated a while back, maybe they would sympathize with him…