Gustavo Faldon, sports editor for the Brazilian daily Estadao said: "The [treatment of] Vincius was the biggest injustice in the history of Ballon d'Or.
"The fact that he is Brazilian, plays for Real Madrid, and is a forward should have worked in his favour in the history of the award."
"It sounds like an injustice to me," added Rodrigo Bueno, a sports commentator for ESPN Brasil.