Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti joked that Vinicius Junior cried in the dressing room after being snubbed for FIFA's The Best Men's Player award this week.
The Brazil star was surprisingly left off the top 10 nominees list that was released by FIFA this week, although there were no Los Blancos players on the list.
The Italian tactician insists his talisman was not affected by the snub and joked that he had been crying for hours.
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"Vinicius was crying in the dressing room," Ancelotti said jokingly, as per SPORT.
"I asked him 'what's going on', and he said: 'They haven't put me on this list'.
"He cried for three or four hours and we weren't able to get him to stop."
Vinicius has been sidelined by injury since before the international break, but Ancelotti has revealed the attacker will recover soon.
"The injury is healing well. He has increased the workload and next week he will gradually start training with the team," he added.
"I think he will recover sooner than the six weeks they said."
Los Blancos resume LaLiga action on Sunday evening when they host Real Sociedad, looking to make it five wins from matches.
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