Rodri expressed surprise that Ronaldo still doesn’t know how the award works despite winning it several times
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester City defensive midfielder, Rodri, has replied former Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo, after claiming he won the 2024 edition of Ballon d’Or unfairly.
Ronaldo, who has won the prize five times in the past, suggested that Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior was robbed of the title.
Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards last month, the Portuguese said, “Vinicius Jr should have won the Ballon d’Or, in my opinion it was clear. It was unfair.
“This is why I love Globe Soccer Awards, they are honest.”
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Reacting to his comment, Rodri, who is a Spanish international, expressed surprise that Ronaldo doesn’t know how the award works despite winning it several times.
He told AS: “Well, it was a surprise, really, because he knows better than anyone how this award works and, above all, how the winner is chosen.
“This year, the journalists who vote have decided that I should win it.
“Probably, these same journalists were the ones who at some point voted for him to win it, and I imagine that then he would have agreed.”
