Rodri calling the Ballon d'Or what everyone knows it is - a popularity contest:
'I am not surprised. I understand very well how things work in these individual awards. They are based on marketing, money and advertising.'
'There have been midfielders before who were also Spanish who did not get what they deserved.'
'What ultimately matters to me in football is what I achieved collectively.'
I love how he's basically saying that he probably should've won. He comes across a lot like KDB, not arrogant but well aware that he is the best in the world in his position.