Ballon d'Or
'I’d vote for Carvajal, and Vinicius too'
“Why would it hurt me? It was my moment, to enjoy with my family. The last thing I’d be thinking about is people who weren’t there, and didn’t want to participate,” Rodri said in an interview with COPE radio.
Five journos left Rodri out of top 10 for Ballon d’Or, three snubbed Vinicius
It was revealed that five of the 99 journalists who voted for this year’s Ballon d’Or left eventual winner Rodri out of their top 10 list while three journos did not have Vinicius Junior, who came second after the Spanish midfielder, in the top 10 of their ballot.
Vinicius not winning Ballon d’Or is injustice: Brazil coach Dorival
Brazil coach Dorival Junior said that it was an injustice that forward Vinicius Junior did not win the Ballon d’Or this year.
Ballon d'Or wins 'normal' for Barcelona star Bonmati
"Honestly I don't see it as extraordinary, even if some people do... when I was little I also looked on from the outside, watching from my house seeing Messi lift Ballons d'Or and thinking it was incredible. Once you are on the inside, you take it normally, naturally, although if I stop to think about it, it's something really big."
Rodri’s Ballon d’Or: Deserved or not?
Rodri becoming the first Manchester City player to win the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on Monday did come as a surprise to many, and with ample reasons too as he pipped favourite Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid and Brazil to lift the most prestigious individual award in football.
Spanish press slam 'masquerade' of Real's Ballon d'Or boycott
European champions Real announced their decision to skip Monday night's gala ceremony in Paris just hours before it took place after apparently learning that their Brazilian striker Vinicius had not won the men's award.
No 'elite group' behind Rodri's Ballon d'Or win: Guardiola
"What can I say?," said the Spaniard. "First, to congratulate him and all his family and their friends, it's incredible news for him and for all of us."
List of winners at 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri was awarded the men's Ballon d'Or on Monday after winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title and Euro 2024, but Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony
'It is for Spanish football and for the figure of the midfielder'
While the award has been dominated by Spanish league players, no Spaniard had won since Barcelona great Luis Suarez more than 60 years ago, despite Spain's "golden generation" that won the 2010 World Cup, the 2008 and 2012 Euros.
Haaland has time to win Ballon d'Or, says Guardiola
Messi won the award for a record-extending eighth time on Monday after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar last season.
Messi's 8th Ballon d'Or: Deserving or debatable?
Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes, and Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or. But perhaps this time, it could have been Erling Haaland.
Messi wins record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or
Haaland came second in the final voting, with Mbappe third and Kevin De Bruyne in fourth place.
Messi eyes an eighth Ballon d'Or
The prestigious award has been dominated over the last 15 years by Messi and his old adversary Cristiano Ronaldo, who have won it 12 times between them.
England and Man Utd great Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86
Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United player who won the World Cup with England and went on to become a much loved and hugely respected ambassador for club and country, died on Saturday, aged 86.
Messi, Haaland and Bonmati lead Ballon d'Or nominees
Messi, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, is in with a chance of succeeding Karim Benzema and winning the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time in his remarkable career after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar last year
Messi mulls international retirement, but not quite yet
"After winning everything I want to enjoy the moment and wait for time to tell me when it's the moment," said the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner
Mbappe’s aim is to win Ballon d'Or
"It stays in the back of my mind, which is normal. If I keep going like this, I don't think I'll be very far off it,"
Lula thanks Brazil legend Rai for Ballon d'Or support
Veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the front-runner to unseat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff this month, thanked Brazilian football legend Rai for backing him Monday at the Ballon d'Or awards.
Benzema dedicates Ballon d'Or win 'to the people'
Karim Benzema said he had become more ambitious with age as the Real Madrid and France striker won the Ballon d'Or on Monday, and dedicated his trophy "to the people".