{"id":289735,"date":"2023-09-06T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=289735"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T12:36:19","slug":"taylor-swift-fans-turn-on-barca-starlet-in-the-golden-boy-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/taylor-swift-fans-turn-on-barca-starlet-in-the-golden-boy-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift fans turn on Barca starlet in the Golden Boy voting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shake It Off, Alejandro! Barcelona star Balde&#8217;s lead in the Golden Boy 2023 awards PLUMMETS after angering Taylor Swift fans by claiming he didn&#8217;t like her music&#8230; as Jude Bellingham soars past him in the vote<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Golden Boy Web award is hosted by Italian outfit Tuttosport for public voters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Both Balde and Bellingham have mounted strong cases as rising star players\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A campaign spurred on by Taylor Swift fans seeking to defend their icon has raised Jude Bellingham&#8217;s standings in the public vote for the 2023 Golden Boy Web award.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 12-time Grammy award winner is one of the most popular artists globally and her devoted fans are quick to leap to her defence on social media if necessary &#8211; although usually, they aren&#8217;t weighing in on footballing matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But a viral tweet prompted a social media campaign seemingly led by &#8216;Swifities&#8217; &#8211; the star&#8217;s fan army &#8211; that looked to put the Real Madrid starlet leaps ahead of one of his rivals in the race for the honour, Barcelona&#8217;s Alejandro Balde.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Real Madrid fan account is thought to have prompted the flurry of votes for Bellingham over the Blaugrana rising star, with a post on Tuesday that drew attention to a particular quote from Balde.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The X (formerly Twitter) user shared a quote given by the 19-year-old in May on his music taste, with the left-back purportedly sharing: &#8216;Do I like Taylor Swift? No, I don&#8217;t like her music&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/11\/75115065-12486471-image-a-42_1693997161374.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Balde may have had his hopes of winning the 2023 Golden Boy Web award shattered<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/11\/75115101-12486471-image-a-43_1693997167864.jpg\" height=\"467\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A rigourous campaign on social media has pushed Real Madrid&#8217;s Jude Bellingham up the ranks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/11\/75115053-12486471-image-a-44_1693997170709.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift&#8217;s devoted followers turned against Balde when it was revealed he wasn&#8217;t a fan of the singer&#8217;s music<\/p>\n<p>This was circulated with a caption giving a rallying cry to the singer&#8217;s followers: &#8216;Hey Swifties! We can&#8217;t let this Balde guy with the golden boy award. Vote for Jude Bellingham here&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona left-back had maintained a sturdy lead in the Tuttosport voting before the social media stunt, which saw the England international&#8217;s vote share climb from 30 per cent to 89 per cent between 5pm and midnight.<\/p>\n<p>The original poster seemed slightly baffled by his own influence on the voting, sharing later that &#8216;sometimes my own genius is frightening&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both Bellingham and Balde have strong claims to the coveted award, which will be presented in November, as they do for the overall Golden Boy award, which is decided by a jury of journalists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Borussia Dortmund starlet Bellingham has had a blistering start to his career with Los Blancos, scoring five goals and registering a further assist in Real Madrid&#8217;s opening four matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/11\/75116197-12486471-image-a-45_1693997191471.jpg\" height=\"665\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One Real Madrid issued a possibly tongue-in-cheek rallying cry to &#8216;Swifties&#8217; that was seized upon at pace<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/11\/75116189-12486471-image-a-46_1693997196140.jpg\" height=\"407\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/11\/75116193-12486471-image-a-47_1693997198640.jpg\" height=\"578\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Within hours, Bellingham&#8217;s share of the votes jumped and put him into the lead for the honour<\/p>\n<p>The feat saw him named LaLiga Player of the Month in his debut in the competition, with the midfielder seemingly determined to prove his \u00a3113million worth at a running start.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Balde has become a valued presence in Xavi Hernandez&#8217;s side since his senior team debut in 2021, making 44 appearances across all competitions for the league champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Away from the Camp Nou for the first time since since 1957, have enjoyed a similarly strong start to their 2023\/24 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite opening the season with a patchy 0-0 draw against Getafe, the Catalan side have since registered wins against Cadiz, Villarreal, and Osasuna.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12486471\/Shake-Alejandro-Barcelona-star-Baldes-lead-Golden-Boy-2023-awards-PLUMMETS-angering-Taylor-Swift-fans-claiming-didnt-like-music-Jude-Bellingham-soars-past-vote.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shake It Off, Alejandro! 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