Rodri is the best football player on the planet in the 2023/2024 season. The 28-year-old Manchester City midfielder is the first Spaniard to win the Ballon d'Or since… 1960 and the coronation of Luis Suarez.
This award is logical insofar as Rodri is truly the playing and thinking master of Manchester City which won a fourth consecutive English championship this year. The 28-year-old Spaniard also won the Club World Cup with the Mancuniens last season.
Unlike the favorite of the predictions which was the Brazilian Vinicius Junior, ultimately 2nd, he certainly did not win the Champions League but triumphed with Spain during Euro 2024, being also elected best player of the tournament.
Granit Xhaka 16e
Nominated for the first time among the 30 candidates, Granit Xhaka is in 16th place for the Ballon d'Or. This ranking rewards a season which was – almost – that of all happiness. Transferred to Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2023, Xhaka achieved a return to the Bundesliga beyond his expectations. The 32-year-old halfback was one of the great architects of the double signed by Bayer who did not concede the slightest defeat in the league.
The season would have been simply perfect if Xhaka and Bayer had not fallen to Atalanta in the Europa League final. Xhaka was also one of the centerpieces of the Swiss team at the Euro. With Manuel Akanji, the captain formed a world-class duo which once again led the selection to the quarter-finals.
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