Manchester City midfielder Rodri has emerged as the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award, beating competition from the Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, and Dani Carvajal.
The Spanish international becomes the second Premier League Player to win the coveted award in 16 years since Cristiano Ronaldo won it in 2008.
Since Luka Modric won the award in 2018, Rodri is the first midfielder to win it. Lionel Messi has won three of the prizes since then, with Karim Benzema winning one.
