Rodri - The 2024 Ballon d'Or Winner! (Pg 131)

[Platt Lane 59]

The Brosnan look is the closest to me. Stylish fucker, isn't he?

It (Ap)Piers so...

 

[city warrior]

Vinicius had a great year, but Rodri has been a top 3 player for the last 3 years and vital for both national team and his club.

I think if you make a team from zero, every manager's first choice would be Rodri by far. He just changes the team offensively and defensively in a massive way. When I ask myself which player would improve the most a relegation team, a top 6 contender or a league/UCL contender, I think the answer for all three is Rodri. Someone who is equally good in the big and small matches. And that is what being the best in the world means.

 

[yozzerblue]

His girlfriend works at local hospital and word is he's won.

 

[inchy14]

The piss will rightly be taken out of Ream Madrid for years for this pathetic behaviour.

Edit: That is a typo but I am leaving it in because, you know, it fits.

Can someone kindly explain what the fuck it’s all about as I’ve no idea.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

so far on l'Equipe website:

17. Federico Valverde (URU, 26 ans, Real Madrid)
18. Emiliano Martinez (ARG, 32 ans, Aston Villa)
19. Martin Ödegaard (NOR, 25 ans, Arsenal)
20. Hakan Çalhanoglu (TUR, 30, Inter Milan)
21. Bukayo Saka (ANG, 23 ans, Arsenal)
22. Antonio Rüdiger (ALL, 31 ans, Real Madrid)
23. Ruben Dias (POR, 27 ans, Manchester City)
24. William Saliba (FRA, 23 ans, Arsenal)
25. Cole Palmer (ANG, 22 ans, Manchester City / Chelsea)
26. Declan Rice (ANG, 25 ans, Arsenal)
27. Vitinha (POR, 24 ans, Paris-SG)
28. Alejandro Grimaldo (ESP, 29 ans, Bayer Leverkusen)
29. Mats Hummels (ALL, 35 ans, Borussia Dortmund)
29. Artem Dovbik (UKR, 27 ans, SK Dnipro-1 / Gérone / AS Rome)

Haven't found a neat listing for the women's award but (so far)
Lucy Bronze - 20th
Khadija Shaw - 15th

 

[69FACUPfinal]

You can tell its media voted and influenced as the goal posts for winning move every year.

2023 - win a national tournament, but do feck all in the League. CL winners and top goal scorer= second.

2024 - arrogant player who scored goals and won CL, wins.

National trophy winner and player wins toughest league on the planet

Have I missed it? I have the french channel on and can't understand a word.
Sounds like a lot of whining though. Then again.....

What French channel is it on please? I'll do a little 'sailing' later if necessary....

 

[SebastianBlue]

Can someone kindly explain what the fuck it’s all about as I’ve no idea.

If early reports are to be believed, Real Madrid as a whole have decided to boycott the ceremony because Vini Jr did not win.

 

[Great Kompany]

Deleted it now - dont trust twitter one bit.

Come on rodders

This list is a total fun stuff. Go deep down twitter and you will find out that the journalist that leaked the list - he is a French guy btw gave a disclaimer that this list would be correct with the only difference would be Rodri winning it and Vinicius coming 2nd.

Please don’t come at me guys but that’s what is happening in twitter-verse.

 

[akrh215]

He's average and yet he was their country's best player at the Euros as well as being their most important player. Knobs.

Haha, you know what’s funny? When they say, “Well, then Carvajal should get it instead.” Seriously, how ridiculous is that? Can you believe it?

 

[dadnlad]

Its called style grandpa, i dont understand it either and would have gone for something comfy from m&s but thats apparently what it is.

hi Txiki