Ballon d’Or 2024: Rodri Upsets Status Quo, Aitana Bonmati and Emi Martinez Defend Titles | Full List of Winners
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The Spanish midfielder who clinched the Euro 2024 with La Roja and also got his hands on the Premier League title with Manchester City picked up his first Ballon d’Or Award.
Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Emi Martinez, Harry Kane, Aitana Bonmati.
The Ballon d’Or 2024 ceremony was one filled with pomp and show as Manchester City midfielder Rodri bagged the top honour at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old midfielder edged out Real Madrid duo Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham to the top spot and the glittery prize.
Ballon d’Or (Male): Rodri
The Spanish midfielder who clinched the Euro 2024 with La Roja and also got his hands on the Premier League title with Manchester City picked up his first Ballon d’Or Award.
Ballon d’Or (Female): Aitana Bonmati
The Spain and Barcelona star made it two Ballon d’Or titles on the trot as she defended her crown with her statement performances over the course of the year.
Barcelona dominated the top three as Bonmai’s teammates Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo finished second and third.
Johan Cruyff Award (Best Coach Men): Carlo Ancelotti
Johan Cruyff Award (Best Coach Women): Emma Hayes
In honour of the legendary Dutchman who redefined the art of football, the Best Coach award has been renamed the Johan Cruyff Trophy!
Kopa Trophy (Best U21 Player): Lamine Yamal.
The legendary Ruud Gullit presented the trophy to the Spanish teenager, who seems to be breaking record after record for La Roja and Barcelona.
The Barcelona youngster edged out teammates Pau Cubrasi, Savinho, Arda Guler and
Best Women’s Club of the Year: FC Barcelona
Best Men’s Club of the Year: Real Madrid
Gerd Muller Trophy (Top goalscorer): Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe share the award for scoring 52 goals each.
The organisers also took a moment to remember the German great Franz Beckenbauer, who breathed his last. Der Kaiser was one of the few players to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and a coach.
Yachine Trophy (Best Goalkeeper award): Emi Martinez, who also claimed the trophy in the previous edition of the gala managed to successfully defend his title for his performances for Argentina and Premier League side Aston Villa.
‘Dibu’ as he is affectionately known, became the first person to claim back-to-back Yachine trophies.
Socrates Award: Jennifer Hermoso.
A kiss from former RFEF chief Luis Rubiales to Hermoso following the Spanish women’s side’s historic World Cup triumph brought to light the deep-seated issues in Spanish women’s football., and Hermoso has championed the cause of reformation along the same lines ever since with visible change unfolding before our very eyes.
