 "Ballon d'Or 2024: Final rankings for men's and women's awards, full list of winners")
Rodri was named the men’s Ballon d’Or 2024 winner on Monday, beating three Real Madrid players to the coveted honour. Rodri who helped Manchester City win the Premier League title last season and inspired Spain to the Euro 2024 title earlier this year, is the first player from the English club to win the Ballon d'Or award . Rodri’s victory, however, did not go down well with Spanish giants Real Madrid who felt that winger Vinicius Junior, who La Liga and Champions League with the club last season, deserved to win the Ballon d’Or.
The reports that Vinicius will not be winning the Ballon d’Or 2024 were leaked way before the event was to take place, leading to a boycott from Real Madrid.
Vinicius controversy hits Ballon d’Or 2024 ceremony
Vinicius had a highly successful 2023-24 season where he scored 24 goals and made 11 assists in 39 matches across all competitions for Madrid.
“If the award criteria doesn’t give it to Vinicius as the winner, then those same criteria should point to Carvajal as the winner,” Real Madrid told AFP. “As this was not the case, it is clear that Ballon d’Or-UEFA does not respect Real Madrid. And Real Madrid does not go where it is not respected.”
Real Madrid, however, had three players in the top five with Vinicius, Bellingham, and Carvajal featuring in the second, third, and fourth places respectively.
Man City striker Erling Haaland took the fifth spot, just ahead of now Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) and Harry Kane (England) completed the final 10.
Ballon d’Or 2024 final rankings
1 - Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
2 - Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
3 - Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
4 - Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
5 - Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
6 - Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
7 - Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter)
8 - Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
9 - Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
10 - Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
11 - Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
12 - Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
13 - Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
14 - Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
15 - Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
16 - Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
17 - Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
18 - Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
19 - Martin Odegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
20 - Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey, Inter)
21 - Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
22 - Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
23 - Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
24 - William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
25 - Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
26 - Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
27 - Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
28 - Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
29= Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
29= Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
Ballon d’Or Feminin 2024
Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati emerged as the winner in the women’s Ballon d’Or 2024 category. This is her second successive Ballon d’Or Feminin award. She won the Liga F trophy and Women’s Champions League with Barcelona last season.
Ballon d’Or Feminin 2024 final rankings
1 - Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
2 - Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
3 - Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
4 - Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
5 - Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
6 - Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
7 - Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
8 - Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
9 - Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
10 - Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
11 - Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
12 - Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
13 - Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
14 - Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Olympique Lyonnais)
15 - Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
16 - Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
17 - Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
18 - Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
19 - Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern Munich)
20 - Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
21 - Mayra Ramírez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
22 - Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland, Bayern Munich)
23 - Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
24 - Lea Schüller (Germany, Bayern Munich)
25 - Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany, Chelsea)
26 - Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
27 - Manuela Giugliano (Italy, AS Roma)
28 - Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
29 - Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
30 - Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lev Yashin trophy for best goalkeeper
Emiliano Martínez of Argentina and Aston Villa won the Lev Yashin trophy for best goalkeeper.
Lev Yashin trophy for best goalkeeper final ranking
1 - Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
2 - Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club)
3 - Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid)
4 - Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
5 - Mike Maignan (France, Milan)
6 - Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)
7 - Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia)
8 - Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto)
9 - Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)
10 - Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
Kopa Trophy 2024
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, who won Euro 2024 with Spain, clinched the Raymond Kopa trophy for best young player.
Kopa Trophy ranking
1 - Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
2 - Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid)
3 - Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United)
4 - Savinho (Brazil, Girona / Manchester City)
5 - Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
6= Joao Neves (Portugal, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain)
6= Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United)
8= Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
8= Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich)
8= Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, Salzburg)
Gerd Muller Trophy 2024
The trophy for most goals in 2023-24 went to Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe as both forwards scored 52 goals.
Johan Cruyff trophy for best men’s coach 2024
Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti won the award after guiding Real Madrid to La Liga and the Champions League titles.
Johan Cruyff trophy for best men’s coach 2024 nominees
Xabi Alonso (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain national team)
Gian Piero Gasperini (Italy, Atalanta)
Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City)
Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, Argentina national team)
Johan Cruyff trophy for best women’s coach 2024
Former Chelsea coach Emma Hayes who also won the Paris Olympics gold with the US Women’s national team won the best women’s coach award.
Johan Cruyff trophy for best women’s coach 2024 nominees
Sonia Bompastor (France, Olympique Lyonnais / Chelsea)
Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil national team)
Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit)
Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica)
Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England national team)
Other awards:
Socrates Prize for charity work: Jenifer Hermoso (ESP/Tigres Monterrey)
Best men’s team: Real Madrid
Best women’s team: Barcelona
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