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

The race for the 2025 Ballon d'Or award begins with Vinicius Junior and Lamine Yamal among the early front-runners.

He has established himself as one of Barcelona's key players and a genuine Ballon d'Or contender ... Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong. When they were injured he became the club's outright ...

Having traversed the hard times, not to mention plenty of hurtful criticism from the club supporters, Atubolu finds himself on a statistical cloud nine. He’s not only gone without conceding in nearly ...

Vinicius Junior, and Jude Bellingham, all of whom have the potential to rise dramatically in the Ballon d’Or conversation depending on their performances in crucial fixtures. Ultimately, Ferdinand ...

It made Vinicius a big contender for the Ballon d’Or, but he was overlooked in favor of Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri. Vinicius and the entire Real Madrid squad decided to skip the Ballon ...

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Vinicius Jr. came very close to winning the Ballon d'Or in 2024. He finished second in the rankings, with Manchester City superstar Rodri winning the prize. The Los Blancos camp believed Vinicius ...

Rodri picked up the 2024 Ballon d'Or ahead of Vinicius Jr / FRANCK FIFE/GettyImages One major talking point towards the end of 2024 was Vinicius being overlooked for the Ballon d'Or in favour of ...

Vinicius was asked to talk about what happened when he lost the Ballon d'Or to Rodri in October. The Brazilian stated that he never dreamed of it and that he does not feel betrayed. "I didn't feel ...

Vinicius Jr says he is "living the dream" at Real Madrid and wants to sign a new deal with the Champions League holders. The Brazil forward, 24, has two years left on his current contract and is ...