Rodrigo Hernandez took the most controversial Ballon d’Or in recent years. The Spaniard from Manchester City received 1,170 votes, 41 more than Vinicius, who received 1,129 votes. This was published by L’Equipe, a media outlet that showed some interesting points before the magazine publishes this Saturday all the votes of the 99 journalists. The main one is that the difference between the first two, Spanish and Brazilian, was very short.
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Bellingham finished third while Carvajal and Haaland joined him in the Top 5. The result of the voting was announced on Friday by the French newspaper about the award given by ‘France Football’. The ten footballers selected by each of the journalists received 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point respectively.Several oddities
Another curiosity revealed by the French media is that there are seven players who, excluding Rodri and Vini, have been voted at least once in the first place in the ranking. Among them are three Real Madrid players: Bellingham (5), Carvajal (4) and Kroos (2). Mbappe, Haaland, Martinez and Lookman were voted once as number one.
Another fact offered by L’Equipe is that there were up to five players who did not vote for Rodri. The Real Madrid player, who did not attend the gala held on October 28 in Paris, suffered this fate three times.
More than satisfied
“The fact that people think I can be the best in the world is incredible for me. To be here is already a prize,” explained the 28-year-old Manchester City midfielder on the red carpet.
“Today is not a victory for me, it is for Spanish football, so many players who have not won it and have deserved it, like Iniesta, Xavi, Iker, Busi, like so many, it is for Spanish football and for the figure of the midfielder,” said the City player, who last year achieved a fourth consecutive Premier League title, an unprecedented feat in 135 years of English football. His victory over Vinicius, as has now been revealed from France, was by 41 points.
The 2024 Ballon d’Or ranking
1. Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
2. Vinicius Jr. (Brazil, Real Madrid)
3. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
4. Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
5. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
6. Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris-SG)
7. Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter Milan)
8. Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona)
9. Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
10. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
11. Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
12. Florian Wirtz (Germany, Leverkusen)
13. Dani Olmo (Spain, RB Leipzig)
14. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
15. Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
16. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Leverkusen)
17. Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid).
18. Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
19. Martin degaard (Norway, Arsenal)
20. Hakan alhanoglu (Turkey, Inter Milan)
21. Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
22. Antonio Rdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
23. Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
24. William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
25. Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City, Chelsea)
26. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
27. Vitinha (Portugal, Paris-SG)
28. Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Leverkusen)
29. Artem Dovbik (Ukraine, SK-Dnipro) 1, Girona)
-. Mats Hummels (Germany, Dortmund)
