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  • Manchester City’s Rodri Wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

    Manchester City’s Rodri Wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

    Rodri, the talented Manchester City midfielder, has been crowned the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, beating out competition from Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, and Dani Carvajal.

    Rodri’s victory comes on the back of an incredible season in which he won the Premier League with Manchester City and helped Spain clinch the UEFA Euros.

    Despite these accomplishments, the announcement left many fans stunned, as Vinicius Junior was widely tipped to take home the coveted prize.

    In a dramatic turn of events, Vinicius was reportedly informed shortly before the ceremony that he would not be the winner, leading to Real Madrid boycotting the event.

    This decision came despite the club being named Club of the Year and Carlo Ancelotti being awarded Coach of the Year.

  • 2024 Ballon d’Or: Man City’s Rodri beats Vinicius, Bellingham to award

    2024 Ballon d’Or: Man City’s Rodri beats Vinicius, Bellingham to award

    Manchester City midfielder, Rodri has been announced as the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award.

    Rodri saw off competition from Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal to take home the prize.

    The Spanish international becomes the second Premier League Player to win the coveted award in 16 years since Cristiano Ronaldo won it in 2008.

    The 28-year-old who picked up an ACL injury in September against Arsenal, enjoyed the standout season of his career in 2023-24, winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title and lifting the Euro 2024 trophy with Spain.

    He won the Best Player award from the tournament in Germany last summer despite being forced off at half-time in the final against England.

    He was helped on to the stage after arriving on crutches, having been ruled out for the rest of the season.

    Also, he went 74 games – and 475 days – without experiencing defeat for club and country during the past year, with the run coming to an end in the FA Cup final against Manchester United last May.

  • Ballon d’Or 2024: Full list of winners

    Ballon d’Or 2024: Full list of winners

    Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí were crowned as the best male and female footballers in the world at the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday night, in what was a memorable night in Spain.

    In a surprise twist, Rodri’s stellar performances for both club and country secured him the men’s Ballon d’Or.

    Bonmatí retained the Ballon d’Or Féminin after leading Barcelona to an unprecedented quadruple and guiding Spain to further international success.

    Barcelona’s 16-year-old sensation, Lamine Yamal, claimed the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the world’s top Under-21 player.

    His remarkable season, punctuated by breakthrough performances for both club and Spain, positioned him as the standout choice for the award.

    Carlo Ancelotti, who chose not to attend the ceremony with his Real Madrid squad, was honored as Men’s Coach of the Year.

    Ancelotti’s exceptional leadership led Real Madrid to a UEFA Champions League and La Liga double, reinforcing his status as one of the top coaches globally.

    Adding to Barcelona’s triumphs, they were named Women’s Club of the Year after a dominant 2023/24 season in which they secured the Liga F, UEFA Women’s Champions League, Copa de la Reina, and Spanish Supercopa.

    Here is the full list of winners:

    Ballon d’Or 2024 award winners

    Ballon d’Or: Rodri

    Ballon d’Or Feminin: Aitana Bonmati

    Kopa Trophy: Lamine Yamal

    Men’s Coach of the Year: Carlo Ancelotti

    Women’s Coach of the Year: Emma Hayes

    Yashin Trophy: Emiliano Martinez

    Men’s Club of the Year: Real Madrid

    Women’s Club of the Year: Barcelona

    Gerd Muller Trophy: Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe

  • 2024 Ranking – Super Eagles Rises to 36th in FIFA October

    2024 Ranking – Super Eagles Rises to 36th in FIFA October

    Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, has climbed to 36th place in the latest FIFA rankings for October. This progress comes after they earned 1503.29 points, mainly because of their strong performance in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. And also a major contribution to their rise was a 1-0 victory over Libya on October 11 in Uyo.

    With this improvement, Nigeria has moved up to fourth place in Africa, leaving behind its previous position of sixth, now behind Morocco, Senegal, and Egypt.

    October was a busy month for international football, having about 32 World Cup 2026 qualifiers and 47 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers among a total of 96 matches, which included Nations League games and friendlies. These matches led to some changes in the FIFA rankings.

    Argentina still remains at the top of the global rankings, but their lead over France (2nd) and Spain (3rd) has decreased. England is in 4th, Brazil in 5th, and Belgium in 6th, while Portugal (7th, up 1) and Italy (9th, up 1) have moved slightly.

    The top 10 is completed by the Netherlands (8th, down 1) and Colombia (10th, down 1), with Germany just outside in 11th place (up 2).

    Other countries making progress include Algeria (37th, up 4), Peru (38th, up 5), and Greece (42nd, up 6). Cameroon has also returned to the top 50, now at 49th (up 4). In Africa, teams like Equatorial Guinea (88th, up 6), Zimbabwe (117th, up 7), The Gambia (128th, up 7), and Botswana (140th, up 7) have seen significant improvements in their rankings.