Rodri won the most controversial Ballon d’Or in recent years and certainly one of the most balanced. The Spaniard from Manchester City revealed today The Teamreceived 1,170 votes, just 41 more than Vinicius. Each juror voted for 10 players in order of preference from first to tenth and the sum of the scores (15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point) determined the final ranking.
Seven players have been picked first at least once: Vinicius Jr, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Lautaro Martinez and Ademola Lookman. There are 5 jurors who did not include Rodri in the top 10, only 3 for Vinicius Jr.
The 2024 Ballon d’Or ranking
1. Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
2. Vinicius Jr. (Brazil, Real Madrid)
3. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
4. Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
5. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
6. Kylian Mbappé (France, PSG/Real Madrid)
7. Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter)
8. Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
9. Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
10. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
11. Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
12. Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
13. Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig/Barcelona)
14.Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
15. Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Bilbao)
16. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
17. Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
18. Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
19. Martin Ödegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
20. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye, Inter)
21. Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
22. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
23. Rubén Días (Portugal, Manchester City)
24. William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
25. Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
26. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
27. Vitinha (Portugal, PSG)
28. Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Leverkusen)
29. Artem Dovbik (Ukraine, Girona/Roma)
30. Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund/Roma)