Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has expressed his surprise at the criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester City midfielder was awarded the prestigious annual prize. The Premier League and ...

“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 £62.6m paid to Atletico Madrid for midfielder Rodri raised some eyebrows at the ... world recognises this position. they gave the Ballon d'Or to a midfielder, so i'm happy for this." ...

An ‘excited’ Pep Guardiola issued a positive update on the recovery of Rodri and thinks that the Ballon d’Or winner could return before the end of the Premier League season. Rodri limped off ...

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 ...

City released a video on Friday evening showing Rodri going through some solo drills Ballon d'Or winner Rodri has returned to training at Manchester City. The midfielder completed an individual on ...

Rodri was awarded the 2024 Ballon d'Or. This news did not go down well with Real Madrid, who boycotted the ceremony in Paris.

"I jokingly said that maybe Rodri would win the Ballon d'Or this year because it is showing how big a player he has been in the years gone by because of what they're missing. "They've tried to ...

The decision to award Rodri the Ballon d’Or instead of Vinicius left many in disbelief. If someone had predicted such an outcome months before the ceremony, few would have taken it seriously.

“Stop crying your heart out” was the caption alongside a picture of Rodri and the Ballon d’Or trophy, mocking the La Liga giants after they snubbed last year’s ceremony. However, Vinicius ...

Manchester City fans taunted Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr with a banner showing Rodri clutching the Ballon d’Or during the two sides’ Champions League clash. Manchester City hosted the ...