“Ballon d’Or? What is a Ballon d’Or player? Rodri, is he a Ballon d’Or player for you? I thought the Ballon d’Or would go to Vini Jr, but in the end it went to Rodri," Mbappe said (via ...

Kylian Mbappe has broken his silence over the decision to award Rodri the Ballon d'Or over Vinicius Jr, who for many was the overwhelming favourite last year. The Ballon d'Or is given to the ...

The Ballon d’Or went to a new home this year, as Manchester City and Spain star Rodri outlasted three Real Madrid stars to be named the top player in men’s football for the 2023-24 season. Lionel ...

The landscape of the Ballon d’Or race has changed dramatically following the Champions League quarter-finals. Several early ...

As the current holder of the Ballon d’Or (an award for which Mo Salah has been tipped this year), Rodri has proven himself to be a footballer of elite quality, and he’s also demonstrated no ...

Pep Guardiola has warned against the dangers of rushing Ballon d’Or winner Rodri back to action following the Manchester City midfielder’s length layoff due to an ACL injury. Earlier this ...

Some City supporters were seen holding up a banner showing City midfielder Rodri with the Ballon d'Or trophy beside the caption, "Stop crying your heart out." Vinicius was tipped to claim the ...

His national teammate, Vinicius Jr came close to winning the award last year, but lost out to Manchester City’s Rodri. Before now, Raphinha had spoken about the Ballon d’Or, saying ...

If you thought the days of the Ballon ... Rodri, he will be unable to defend his crown in 2025, with the Manchester City midfielder having suffered a season-ending knee injury in September. The ...

but that is unlikely to be enough for Salah to be taking home the Ballon d’Or. He was around 20/1 when the market opened on who would succeed Manchester City midfielder Rodri, before Salah’s ...