Rodri has been named as the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
On Monday night, during a star-studded event in Paris, France, the Manchester City and Spain midfielder was handed the Ballon d’Or trophy.After receiving the award from George Weah, Rodri began by saying: “Incredible night for me. If you let me, I would like to speak in my language, Spanish.“Good evening everybody, I have to thank many people. First of all France Football and UEFA for giving me this award.
He added: “My family, of course, the values they have taught me, showing me the right steps to take and helping me to become the man I am today. The City star man continued: “Lastly, I would like to tell you a story that led me here, when I was 17, I packed my suitcase to fulfil a dream. One day I cried to my father, it’s all over, I invested my life to get here and that was it. My father said, we came all the way here, let’s keep going and this is something that changed my mindset. I am a nomal kid with values, I know what a hard worker is, thank you very much.
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