Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, known popularly as Rodri, is the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or male award. The Manchester City midfielder bested Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid, respectively, to the coveted award. Rodri is the second midfielder to win the coveted award after Luka Modrić won in 2018.
The other midfielders to have won the award in the last 20 years are Kaka (2007) and Pavel Nedved (2003).
The 28-year-old midfielder played 73 games before Manchester City lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup final on 25 May 2024. There was controversy before the award ceremony on Monday as the Real Madrid contingent revealed they were going to boycott the annual event.
