Man City Star, Rodri, Wins 2024 Ballon d’Or As Lookman Finishes 14th

Spain International and Manchester City Star, Rodri emerged winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or on Monday night at the iconic Théâtre du Châtelet in France, beating ever impressive Real Madrid duo Jude Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior to the second and third positions respectively.

The star studded event, at its 68th edition, as usual had all stakeholders of the round leather game in attendance. Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman who incidentally made history in his right by being the only African player in the 30-man list for the men’s award finished in the 14th position.

Lookman who is also a nominee for this year’s CAF Player of the year Award billed for December in Morocco posted an impressive run within the period under consideration both for his club Atalanta leading to the club’s victory in the Europa league final against Leverkusen and Nigeria’s super run in the last AFCON hosted by Cote d Ivoire in which the Super Eagles finished as runners up behind hosts and Champions, Elephants of Cote d Ivoire.

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The Ballon d’ Or, the most prestigious football award ceremony in the world, showcases  not only individual players but also recognises  exceptional clubs and managers who have made significant contributions to the sport over the past year.

While the Ballon d’Or trophy is undoubtedly the highlight of the evening, the ceremony also presents several other prestigious honours, including the Kopa Trophy for the top young player and the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper.

Here’s The Full List Of Winners From The 2024 Ballon d’Or Ceremony.

Men’s Ballon d’Or 2024 Winner

Winner: Rodri of Manchester City beat Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or.

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How They Finished:

29. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
30. Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
31. Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
32. Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
33. Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
34. Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
35. William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
36. Rúben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
37. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
38. Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
39. Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey, Inter)
40. Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
41. Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
42. Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
43. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
44. Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
45. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
46. Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
47. Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
48. Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
49. Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
50. Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
51. Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
52. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter)
53. Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
54. Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
55. Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
56. Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
57. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
58. Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)

Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024 Winner

Winner: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona) is the 2024 Women’s Ballon d’Or winner.

How They Finished:

30. Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
31. Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
32. Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
33. Manuela Giugliano (Italy, AS Roma)
34. Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
35. Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany, Chelsea)
36. Lea Schüller (Germany, Bayern Munich)
37. Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
38. Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland, Bayern Munich)
39. Mayra Ramírez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
40. Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
41. Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern Munich)
42. Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
43. Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
44. Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
45. Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
46. Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Olympique Lyonnais)
47. Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
48. Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
49. Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
50. Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
51. Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
52. Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
53. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
54. Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
55. Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
56. Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
57. Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
58. Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
59. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)

Yashin Trophy 2024 Winner

Winner: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa) is the 2024 Yashin Trophy winner.

10. Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
11. Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)
12. Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto)
13. Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia)
14. Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)
15. Mike Maignan (France, Milan)
16. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
17. Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid)
18. Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club)
19. Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa) is the 2024 Yashin Trophy winner.

Kopa Trophy 2024 Winner

8. Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, Salzburg)
9. Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich)
10. Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
11. Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United)
12. João Neves (Portugal, Benfica / Paris Saint-Germain)
13. Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
14. Savinho (Brazil, Girona / Manchester City)
15. Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United)
16. Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid)
17. Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona) won the 2024 Kopa Trophy.

Ballon d’Or

Men’s Coach of the Year Trophy 2024 Winner

Carlo Ancelotti (Italy, Real Madrid) is the 2024 Men’s Johan Cruyff Trophy winner.

Women’s Coach of the Year Trophy 2024 Winner

Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea / USA national team) is the 2024 Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy winner.

Men’s Club of the Year 2024 Winner

Real Madrid is the 2024 Men’s Club of the Year winner.

Women’s Club of the Year 2024 Winner

Barcelona is the 2024 Women’s Club of the Year winner.

Gerd Müller Trophy 2024 Trophy Winners

Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich) and Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid) won the 2024 Gerd Müller Trophy.

Ballon d’Or

Sócrates Award 2024 Winner

Jennifer Hermoso (Spain, Tigres UANL) is the 2024 Sócrates Award winner.

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Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.

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