Rodri is the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner!
of Manchester City and Spanish superstars He is the winner of the game of football’s most prestigious award and earned the honor on Monday after an unusual campaign that saw him win both Premier League championship with the Citizens and Euro 2024 with the Spanish national team. (Related article: Manchester United finally fires Erik ten Hag after a disappointing start to the season in a much-delayed 3-2-4)
Rodri smashes Real Madrid’s left winger Vinicius Juniorhe took second place and did not attend the award ceremony as a result. The rest of the Whites delegation also did not attend the ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. All involved parties were expected to attend, but it is reported that they decided not to attend after learning earlier than expected that Junior would not be winning the Ballon d’Or. Soccer official Fabrizio Romano. According to theScore.comReal Madrid were upset by the result and opted not to play.
And here’s another interesting note from the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony. This is the first time since 2003 that both legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were not involved in the vote, which in itself is completely insane.
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Rodri will win the 2024 Men’s Ballon d’Or! #Ballon d’Or @ManCity @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/Cly6Uyr08H
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
The best in the world✨#Ballon d’Or pic.twitter.com/eBFxJbaCJP
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 28, 2024
LOL… Real Madrid were grade A boring in this game. It’s like when Drake called himself the “sneaky king” in Omerta, but this is in that layer.
“Dangerous border, approach with caution/ I plan to buy your most personal item when it goes up for auction. To tell you the truth, I think about it often/ You despicable king.”
Real Madrid are the kind of club that would buy Rodri’s Ballon d’Or if it went up for auction. It’s interesting to watch it in real time.
No cap, but Real Madrid got a great score here with me.
A team that does its best for its players, such as boycotting the award ceremony just because they can’t win, is admirable. It’s funny, but it’s admirable.
