Vini Jr's powerful speech after winning The Best FIFA Men's Player 2024

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00:00Congratulations. Best player of the year for FIFA 2024.

00:07Vinicius, you have been the most voted player in the world by the captains of more than 200 teams,

00:13by the coaches, by the journalists and by the fans themselves. What does this award mean to you?

00:20Thank you very much. I will say in Portuguese what is best for me.

00:25I don't even know where to start because it was so far away that it seemed impossible to get here.

00:36I was a child who only played barefoot on the streets of São Gonçalo, near poverty and crime.

00:46To be able to get here is something very important to me,

00:50which I am doing for many children who think that everything is impossible and that they cannot get here.

00:58I have many people to thank.

01:01Of course I want to thank everyone who voted for me, all the coaches, players, journalists

01:08and a part of my fans who voted for me.

01:11It is something very important to me.

01:14I can't help but thank my family, who stopped living their dream to live mine.

01:21They did everything for me to get here.

01:26I also want to thank the president, José Angel, Mr. Carleto, who has always helped me a lot.

01:34I also want to thank Junior for trusting me when I was only 16 years old.

01:39And now my team, who made me get here, who made me believe that I could make a difference

01:46and do great things with them in the season.

01:50I want to stay here for a long time, playing for Real Madrid, which is the biggest club in the world.

01:56In the end, I can't help but thank Flamengo, which was the club that put me on the pitch, on the streets

02:05and where I am grateful to Flamengo to this day.

02:10I also want to thank all the players of the Brazilian national team and my country,

02:15who have always supported me and given me a lot of strength to be able to continue in my fight.