Manchester City and Spanish midfielder Rodri is the new Men Ballon d’Or winner after beating all odds of Real Madrid Stars Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, and Dan Carvajal for the best football individual award.
The 28-year-old, who is currently sidelined due to a knee injury, was awarded the prize in Paris having won the English Premier League, Euro, Club World Cup, and UEFA Super Cup.
Rodri is the first Manchester City player to win the award and the fourth in the English Premier League, following Manchester United’s George Best in 1968, Ronaldo in 2008, and Liverpool’s Michael Owen in 2001.
Meanwhile, Spanish star boy Lamine Yamal won the Youngest Best Player award famously known as the Kopa Trophy after a great season with Barcelona and his country, becoming the youngest player ever to win at the age of 17 years.
Here is the full list of the Ballon d’Or winners in 2024:-
Men’s Ballon d’Or- Rodri (Spain/Manchester City)
Women’s Ballon d’Or- Aitana Bonmati (Spain/Barcelona)
Johan Cruyff trophy for best men’s coach -Carlo Ancelotti (ITA/Real Madrid)
Johan Cruyff trophy for best women’s coach-Emma Hayes (ENG/ex-Chelsea, now USA women’s national team)
Gerd Mueller trophy for top scorer-Kylian Mbappe (FRA/ex-Paris Saint-Germain) and Harry Kane (ENG/Bayern Munich) – both on 52 goals
Raymond Kopa trophy for best young player-Lamine Yamal (Spain/Barcelona)
Lev Yashin trophy for best goalkeeper-Emiliano Martinez (ARG/Aston Villa)
Socrates Prize for charity work-Jenifer Hermoso (Spain/Tigres Monterrey)
Best men’s team-Real Madrid
Best women’s team-Barcelona
