Ln Monday October 28, the Spaniard Rodri was crowned Ballon d’Or at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, ahead of the big favorite, the Brazilian Vinicius Jr. A logical result for some, a shame for others, who would certainly have preferred see the Real Madrid winger succeed Lionel Messi.
This Friday, before the broadcast on Saturday in the France Football magazine of the details of the votes of all the jurors, country by country, the French daily L’Équipe revealed some notable figures from this 68th edition of the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
It is also revealed that seven players, excluding Rodri and Vinicius Jr, have been cited at least once in first place in the rankings. They are Jude Bellingham (first 5 places), Dani Carvajal (4), Toni Kroos (2), Kylian Mbappé (1), Erling Haaland (1), Lautaro Martinez (1) and Ademola Lookman (1).
The official ranking of the Ballon d’Or:
1.Rodri (Manchester City-Spain)
2.Vinicius (Real Madrid-Brésil)
3.Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid-Angleterre)
4. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid-Spain)
5. Erling Haaland (Manchester City-Norway)
6.Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid-France)
7.Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan-Argentine)
8. Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona – Spain)
9. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid – Germany)
10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich – England)
11. Phil Foden (Manchester City – England)
12. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen – Allemagne)
13. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig – Spain)
14. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta Bergame – Nigeria)
15. Nico Williams (Athletic Club – Espagne)
16. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen – Suisse)
17. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid – Uruguay)
18. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa – Argentine)
19. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal – Norvège)
20. Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter Milan – Turquie)
21. Open (Arsenal – England)
22. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid – Allemagne)
23. Ruben Dias (Manchester City – Portugal)
24. William Saliba (Arsenal – France)
25. Cole Palmer (Chelsea – England)
26. Declan Rice (Arsenal – England)
27. Vitinha (PSG – Portugal)
28. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen – Spain)
29. Mats Hummels (Dortmund-Germany)
29. Artem Dovbyk (Girona-Ukraine)
