The Ballon d’Or full standings have been unveiled – with Rodri the shock winner.
The Ballon d’Or has an illustrious historical past of winners, with the Spaniard taking the crown after a late twist. FourFourTwo are on the ceremony tonight, and can carry you the most recent within the award’s voting because it occurs.
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Towards all odds, Spanish midfielder Rodri took the prize – despite the fact that Vinicius Jr was anticipated to win. That is the primary time {that a} participant from the Premier League has received the award since Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008. Additionally it is the primary time that Manchester Metropolis have had a Ballon d’Or winner.
There have been six English gamers nominated within the type of Jude Bellingham (third), Harry Kane (tenth) Phil Foden (eleventh), Bukayo Saka (twenty first), Cole Palmer (twenty fifth) and Declan Rice (twenty sixth). The final participant from these shores to have lifted the orb was Michael Owen, approach again in 2001.
The Ladies’s Ballon d’Or, in the meantime, went to Aitana Bonmati. The Barcelona Femeni star was introduced together with her second consecutive gong by Hollywood actress Natalie Portman, as Barça achieved a 1-2-3 on the rostrum, with Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo coming second and third respectively.
Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa was awarded the Yashin Trophy for the second time, whereas the Gerd Muller Trophy, was shared between Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe. The latter was not current, as Actual Madrid cancelled plans to go to the ceremony in Paris following rumours Vinicius Jr can be snubbed, in solidarity with the Brazilian.
Jenni Hermoso was given the Socrates Award for her work in opposition to sexual abuse. The Spaniard was the sufferer of former Spanish Federation President Luis Rubiales forcing a kiss on her with out her consent following her 2023 World Cup win.
The Kopa Trophy, in the meantime, was awarded to Lamine Yamal.
Ballon d’Or standings
Ballon d’Or 2024: The total standings up to now
- 1. Rodri (Manchester Metropolis, Spain)
- 2. Vinicius Jr (Actual Madrid, Brazil)
- 3. Jude Bellingham (Actual Madrid, England)
- 4. Dani Carvajal (Actual Madrid, Spain)
- 5. Erling Haaland (Manchester Metropolis, Norway)
- 6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)*
- 7. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan, Argentina)
- 8. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)
- 9. Toni Kroos (Actual Madrid, Germany)
- 10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
- 11. Phil Foden (Manchester Metropolis, England)
- 12. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
- 13. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig, Spain)*
- 14. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta, Nigeria)
- 15. Nico Williams (Athletic Membership, Spain)
- 16. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen, Switzerland)
- 17. Federico Valverde (Actual Madrid, Uruguay)
- 18. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)
- 19. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal, Norway)
- 20. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan, Turkey)
- 21. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, England)
- 22. Antonio Rudiger (Actual Madrid, Germany)
- 23. Ruben Dias (Manchester Metropolis, Portugal)
- 24. William Saliba (Arsenal, France)
- 25. Cole Palmer (Chelsea, England)
- 26. Declan Rice (Arsenal, England)
- 27. Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Portugal)
- 28. Alex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen, Spain)
- = 29. Artem Dovbyk (Girona, Ukraine)*
- = 29. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)*
*participant has since transferred membership – however the Ballon d’Or is given based mostly on final season’s achievements.
