Ballon d’Or favorite Vinícius Jr world exclusive: ‘I want to make history with Real Madrid’

Real Madrid superstar Vinícius Jr. has his sights set on reaching even greater heights this season, as the Brazilian told CNN Sport in an exclusive interview that he hopes to emulate his Brazilian heroes by winning the Ballon d’Or.

Real Madrid superstar Vinícius Jr. has his sights set on reaching even greater heights this season, as the Brazilian told CNN Sport in part one of a world exclusive interview that Los Blancos could win a historic treble this season, adding that he hopes to emulate his Brazilian heroes by winning the Ballon d’Or. Speaking to CNN Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis in his Madrid home, Vinícius was bullish about Los Merengues’ prospects this season of being successful in every major competition, as the reigning Champions League winners prepare to defend their crown. “Every year, our goal is to win every title we can,” Vinícius said of the 15-time European Cup champion before the team won its sixth European Super Cup against Atalanta. For all its success, Madrid has never won a European treble, consisting of the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey. Arch-rival FC Barcelona is the only Spanish club to have done so – on two separate occasions in 2009 and 2015. Explaining why this feat is so rare, Vinícius told CNN, “The Copa del Rey always throws us off from winning the treble because you play against very tough teams throughout January, which is the period when there are the most games, so the cup competition ends up complicating things a bit.”