The 2024 Ballon d’Or will be remembered for its glitz, glamour and also controversies. Manchester City midfielder Rodri was voted the men best player, beating off competition from Vinicius Junior.
In what was a surprising move, Real Madrid’s delegates failed to attend the ceremony as Rodri became the first defensive midfielder in history to win the coveted individual prize.
Vinicius had to settle for second place while his Real Madrid teammates Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal came third and fourth. French publication L’Equipe has now released result detailing the votes received by every player.
Rodri topped the charts with 1,170 points, 41 ahead of Vinicius, while Bellingham was a distant third on 917 points.
Kylian Mbappe and Lautaro Martinez both earned over 400 voting points as they finished inside the top seven, just ahead of Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal.
Yamal scooped 393 points after being named the Kopa Trophy winner – an award handed out to the best young player in the world.
Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder Rodri (L) receives the Ballon d’Or award (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Ballon d’Or 2024 rankings
1 – Rodri (Spain, Manchester City) – 1,170pts
2 – Vinicius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid) – 1,129pts
3 – Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid) – 917pts
4 – Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid) – 550pts
5 – Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City) – 432pts
6 – Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain) – 420pts
7 – Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter) – 402pts
8 – Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona) – 383pts
9 – Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid) – 291pts
10 – Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich) – 201pts
11 – Phil Foden (England, Manchester City) – 157pts
12 – Florian Wirtz (Germany, Leverkusen) – 101pts
13 – Dani Olmo (Spain, RB Leipzig) – 86pts
14 – Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta) – 82pts
15 – Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Bilbao) – 73pts
16 – Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Leverkusen) – 60pts
17 – Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid) – 58pts
18 – Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa) – 28pts
19 – Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal) – 16pts
20 – Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey, Inter Milan) – 15pts
21 – Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal) – 14pts
22 – Antonio Rudiger (Germany, Real Madrid) – 13pts
23 – Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City) – 8pts
24 – William Saliba (France, Arsenal) – 8pts
25 – Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City, Chelsea) – 7pts
26 – Declan Rice (England, Arsenal) – 5pts
27 – Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain) – 5pts
28 – Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen) – 2pts
29= Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, SK-Dnipro 1, Girona) – 0pts
29= Mats Hummels (Germany, Dortmund) – 0pts
