'He cried for hours!' - Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti jokes that Vinicius Jr had devastated reaction to FIFA The Best Men's Player award snub

• Real Madrid star was not nominated
• Ancelotti gives tongue-in-cheek response
• Opened his account for 23-24 against Almeria

WHAT HAPPENED? After being snubbed for the awards nominees earlier this week, the Real Madrid boss was asked whether the 23-year-old seemed affected by the news, to which he gave a typically Ancelotti response at his press conference on Saturday.

WHAT THEY SAID: "Vinicius was crying in the dressing room. 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," the Italian joked.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Currently sidelined through injury, Ancelotti also gave a response to how Vinicius Jr's latest setback is affecting him. He said: "The injury is healing well. He has increased the workload and next week he will gradually start training with the team. I think he will recover sooner than the six weeks they said."

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WHAT NEXT FOR REAL MADRID?: The Spanish giants are next in La Liga action against Real Sociedad on Sunday evening, bidding to extend their unbeaten start to the new season.