The uncertainty has come to an end. Rodrigo HernandezManchester City FC player, is the new winner of the Ballon d’Or 2024. Against all odds, the talented midfielder has prevailed over great footballers such as Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé.
And he has been one of the men of the year. For talent, for quality, for desire, for sacrifice and for commitmenthe was the midfielder reference at European – and world – level today before breaking the ligament in his right knee.
Successes
At club level, He once again raised the Premier League with Manchester City FCbeing the compass and the rudder of Pep Guardiola. In fact, he was the player most used by the Catalan coach, ahead of goalkeepers or any other outfield player.
At the national team level, it was leader of the Spanish National Team, which this summer won the Euro Cup in Germany. What’s more, he was chosen as the best player of the tournament (411 good passes out of 439 attempted, for a percentage of 93.62% in six games).
The last Spanish golden ball
Spanish men’s football had not won the Ballon d’Or since Luis Suárez did so in 1960.Galician footballer who played for FC Barcelona and Inter Milan. He won the award when he was a member of the Blaugrana entity, now, His best years were in the Italian team.
Aitana Bonmatí wins the Ballon d’Or again
In addition to ‘Rodri’, the party was completed with Aitana Bonmatí. After the one obtained in 2023, the footballer adds his second consecutive Ballon d’Or, equaling the Barcelona player Alexia Putellaswhich won the trophy in 2021 and 2022.
The Catalan, champion of the Champions League, the F League, the Queen’s Cup and the Spanish Super Cup, scored 26 goals and distributed 18 assists in the 2023/2024 season. As if that were not enough, with the Spanish National Team he won the League of Nationswhere he was a key figure.
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