Vinícius Júnior hit back at his critics after winning FIFA's The Best men's player of the year award on Tuesday, accusing his detractors of trying to "invalidate" and "diminish" him.

Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior finally got his hands on a big global player award on Tuesday. Vinícius was named the men's player of the year at the FIFA's "The Best" awards, where Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmatí continued to dominate the awards for women's soccer.

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr was on Monday announced as the Men’s Player of the Year at the FIFA Best Awards. The 24-year-old was present in Doha to receive the prize during the ceremony. Vinicius and his club teammates had boycotted this year’s Ballon d’Or event,