‘Rodri’ wins the ‘Ballon d’Or’ award

Rodri, the Spanish midfielder of Manchester City, has won the Ballon d'Or award from France Football magazine, beating out Vinicius Junior, the Brazilian forward of Real Madrid. Rodri, the Spanish national team's defensive midfielder for Manchester City, has been officially chosen as the winner of the 2024 Ballon d'Or award by France Football magazine at an event held at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris, France, after an outstanding performance for both the national team and the club, leading the Spanish team to win Euro 2024 and being named the tournament's best player, while his performance for the club led the "Sky Blues" to win the Premier League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. Rodri, who used a cane to attend the event as he recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, said he was very happy because the award meant a lot to him as a footballer. The past month has been hard to explain because of the long injury, but this is a reward for all the hard work. For 2nd and 3rd place, the men's Ball on d'Or award went to Vinicius Junior, the Brazilian winger of Real Madrid, while Jude Bellingham came in 3rd. The Ballon d'Or Feminin award for best female player went to Aitana Bonmati, a midfielder for the Spanish national team from Barcelona, ??who won this award for the second year in a row after leading her team to win the league, cup and UEFA Women's Champions League. Summary of interesting Ballon d'Or 2024 awards : Best Young Player: Lamine Yamal from Barcelona/Spain. Best Forward: Harry Kane from Bayern Munich and Kylian Mbappe from PSG last year. Best Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa and Argentina. Best Male Coach of the Year: Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid manager. Best Female Coach of the Year: Emma Hayes, United States national team manager. Best Men's Soccer Team: Real Madrid. Best Women's Soccer Team: Barcelona. Source: Thai News Agency