The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner has officially been announced at an awards ceremony in France.
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Following his exploits for Manchester City throughout the 2023/24 season and for Spain at the 2024 UEFA European Championship, Rodri has been crowned this year's Ballon d'Or winner.
RODRI IS THE 2024 MEN'S BALLON D'OR! #ballondor @ManCity @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/heWvSQsOxn
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024
The 28-year-old, a first-time winner, has become the 66th different player to scoop up the accolade since the award's inception in 1956, the first Spanish player to win the Ballon d'Or since 1960 and the first Premier League-based player since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008.
The holding midfielder proved instrumental for City as he helped Pep Guardiola's side win a fourth straight Premier League title last term. Rodri was then excellent for champions Spain at EURO 2024 too.
Second in the ranking is Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior, who, along with his Los Blancos teammates, did not attend the awards ceremony.
The 24-year-old was rumoured to be the top contender for the accolade just earlier this month after contributing to an impressive 25 goals in 39 appearances for Real last term.
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England international Jude Bellingham rounds up the top three following his immense debut campaign with the Spanish champions.
Other award winners:
2024 Kopa Trophy: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)
Women's Club of the Year: Barcelona
Men's Club of the Year: Real Madrid
Gerd Muller Trophy: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid/PSG), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Yashin Trophy: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
Socrates Award: Jennifer Hermoso
Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy: Emma Hayes (United States)
Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
2024 Women's Ballon d'Or: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spain)
