The Ballon d'Or gala has started: Rodri is the main candidate and Lautaro Martínez finished in the Top 7

Carlo Ancelotti won the Johan Cruyff male award for best coach

The Italian technical director of Real Madrid took the award after a huge season where the Champions League stood out. Like the entire entourage of Merenguedid not attend the gala.

Carlo Ancelotti won the award for best coach in the world (@ballondor)

Jennifer Hermoso, is the winner of the Socrates Prize

The Spanish woman won the award from a football association that is awarded to the best humanitarian work carried out by a footballer worldwide.

Lautaro Martínez came 7th in the Ballon d'Or voting: the historical ranking of Argentine footballers

El Toro had his recognition, after a magnificent season with Inter and La Scaloneta. The details

Lautaro Martínez appeared at the ceremony with his partner Agustina Gandolfo. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

He Ballon d'Or had its 68th annual ceremony that was characterized by a change of era: it was the first time that they were not nominated Cristiano Ronaldo, in Lionel Messi since 2003. This individual award that has been awarded since 1956 has as its main candidate the Spanish midfielder of the Manchester City, Rodri; while Lautaro Martínez He placed in seventh place, which made him the representative albiceleste better located.

Dibu Martínez won the Lev Yashin award for the best goalkeeper in the world for the second time at the Ballon d'Or gala

The Argentine was chosen in Paris as the most outstanding goalkeeper of the season

Draw Martínez winner of the Yashin award for best goalkeeper in the world

Emiliano Martínez continues to expand its history in football: it was chosen again as the best goalkeeper in the world at the 2024 Ballon d'Or gala and took the “Trofeo Lev Yashin”. He Back He became the first footballer to be chosen twice with this distinction, having achieved it last year. At the same time, the Argentine ranked 18th in the general vote for the most outstanding player of the season at the gala held at the Théatredu Chatelet from Paris.

Emiliano Martínez won the Yashin Trophy, the best goalkeeper in the world

His compatriot, Lautaro Martínez, presented the award to Dibu, who became the first goalkeeper in history to win the award twice.

Draw Martínez winner of the Yashin award for best goalkeeper in the world

“Thank you all very much. It's an honor to be here again. I will always be grateful to my teammates on the National Team and Aston Villa. I am demanding to continue improving, I come from a small place and I always remember that. That motivates me to continue wanting to grow and obsessed with continuing to achieve group things. Thanks to Toro who scored the goal in the final,” said Emiliano.

“It's huge, I went to England very young after playing in youth categories in Argentina and England. I never expected to win this award twice in a row. I share it with my family, my friends and my coaches. Sometimes when you are on the court you behave however you want. I am calm off the court, brother, husband. I do everything I can to help my team and the National Team. We took a spectacular step in the club,” continued the best goalkeeper in the world.

“That's what you see, in Argentina they don't think the same. No, to be honest I don't see myself as the best. There are archers who are very good. The only thing that matters to me is the team, Aston Villa, the National Team. I thank the goalkeeper coaches with whom we work every day,” Cerro'el Dibu.

For his part, Lautaro Martínez left a few words for his teammate in the National Team: “Emiliano is a special person for us. He is a winner and that is important within a team. Then he helps the younger ones and the boys who come to train with us. I can only say nice things about him because he is a great person. Everything he does, he does because he wants to win.”

Lautaro Martínez, recognized for his great season at Inter and the Argentine national team

As champion and top scorer, El Toro had his video clip at the Ballon d'Or gala at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. “A pleasure to be here. The truth is that in recent times I have had to win important titles with the National Team and Inter, my club. It is an honor, a happiness because we work for that, to achieve titles and group objectives. This sport encourages you every day to continue growing and achieve titles.”

Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé, winners of the Gerd Müller award

The British from Bayern Munich and the French from PSG with a presence in Real Madrid, who did not attend the gala like the entire Spanish delegation, take the award for the best scorers on the planet in the season with 52 conquests.

Real Madrid chosen as the best club in the world

The season has been brilliant for the White House of football. This is how he was recognized at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.

Real Madrid, the best team in the world

Three new places in the race for the Ballon d'Or

Harry Kane, British footballer from Bayern Munich appears tenth, Tony Kroos for his season at Real Madri is ninth and Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) eighth. Lautaro Martínez continues in the race to be the best player in the world.


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