Manchester City and Spanish midfielder Rodri was 41 points ahead of Real Madrid and Brazil national team striker Vinicius Junior in the 2024 Ballon d’Or voting. This was reported by L..
The winner of the vote received 1170 points out of a possible 1485. Vinicius, who came in second, received 1,129 votes. Jude Bellingham, teammate of the Brazilian who came third, scored 917 points.
Rodri appeared on crutches at the Ballon d’Or ceremony. He injured his cruciate knee ligaments in the match against Arsenal in the English Premier League (EPL) on 25 September.
Vinicius Junior was confident of receiving the award. He even managed to celebrate, but he couldn’t.
On October 26, Real lost to Barcelona with a score of 0:4 in the Spanish championship match. In one episode, Vinicius told the midfielder of the Catalan team Gavi: “yes, 0:4, but I will go to the Ballon d’Or on Monday.”
The Ballon d’Or is an annual football award given by the French magazine France Football to the best football player of the calendar year. It is generally considered the most prestigious individual award given to a football player. The first Ballon d’Or award was awarded in 1956.
Previously Vinicius accepted An unusual proposition after the Ballon d’Or defeat.