Rodri has been named the winner of the 2024 Ballon d'Or award, becoming the first defensive midfielder to pick up the trophy. The Manchester City star lifted the club's fourth successive Premier ...

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City fans taunted Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior ahead of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday by unfurling a giant banner of Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or.

Rodri is the first Manchester City player to win the Ballon d'Or and the first Premier League-based player since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008. Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won it 14 times over the ...

Ballon d’Or for Rodri draws more controversy to once proud award. Benzema’s triumph in 2022 is a rare occurrence of a player winning the Ballon d’Or as the player with both the best statistics and ...

Rodri is likely to miss the rest of the 2024-25 campaign after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury during City's 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sept. 22. He collected the prize on crutches ...

Some rumours emerged on Sunday that Rodri might have edged it, but the front cover of Monday’s Marca still hailed Monday as the day that Vinicius would win the Ballon d’Or.

Rodri's victory as a defensive midfielder is being likened to the 2018 Ballon d'Or campaign of Luka Modric, who played the same position and was a dominant force for UEFA Champions League winner ...

The 28-year-old’s key role in Spain’s European Championship triumph this summer has, inevitably, nudged him up the public opinion polls when it comes to things such as the Ballon d’Or.

Rodri winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or might have come as a surprise, but the midfielder has the stats and trophy cabinet to back up his victory.. Rodri and Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior were the ...

Manchester City fans taunted Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior ahead of their Champions League playoff on Tuesday by unfurling a giant banner of Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or. The Spain midfielder ...

PARIS — Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best soccer player on Monday.