Rodri won the award, beating Brazilian Vinicius Junior and Englishman Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid players.
And he said Rhodri On stage at the concert “Today is not a victory for me, but it is a victory Spanish footballAnd for the many players who did not win it and deserved it, like Andres. IniestaXavi (Hernandez), Iker (Casillas), and Sergio BusquetsAnd many, many others, it is for Spanish football and for the midfielder entity.”
He added: “Today, many friends wrote to me and told me that football won, because it gave exposure to many midfielders who worked in the shadows and today they are coming out into the light.”
He concluded his short speech by saying: “I am an ordinary person who has values, studies, and tries to do things well… and can reach the top, thank you all.”
Rodri played, which he described Pep Guardiola trainer Manchester City Described as “the best midfielder in the world,” he played a pivotal role in helping City win a title English Premier League Premier League for the fourth time in a row, and he was also named the best player in the 2024 European Championship after helping Spain increase its record by winning the title for the fourth time.
Rodri (28 years old) is the first defensive midfielder to win the Ballon d’Or since Lothar Matthaus in 1990, and the third Spaniard to win the award after Alfredo Di Stefano (1957 and 1959) and Luis Suarez (1960).
Despite the dominance of my players Spanish League No Spanish player has won the award since legend Luis Suarez Barcelona More than 60 years ago, despite Spain’s “golden generation” that won the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 European Championships.
But Rodri finally ended that wait with unique skills that made Manchester City the dominant force in England and helped Spain regain its supremacy in Europe again.
Rodri became the third non-player Lionel Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo He has been winning the award since 2008, and this is the first time since 2003 that Messi and Ronaldo did not make the final shortlist of 30 players.
Rodri has only tasted defeat once in the last 18 months, when City suffered a shock defeat in the FA Cup final against… Manchester United Last season.
