There have been no shortage of people ready to tell Rodri Hernandez that he did not in fact deserve the Ballon d’Or, and that Vinicius Junior did  – particularly in Madrid. In the past week,

Rodri won the Ballon d'Or for the first time back in October after he topped the Premier League with Manchester City and won Euro 2024 with Spain. The Spaniard has had to deal with criticism from some of soccer's biggest names in the aftermath of his controversial win over Vinícius Júnior.

Cristiano Ronaldo passed a bold statement last month at the Globe Soccer Awards Gala, stating that Real Madrid ace Vinicius Jr. deserved the Ballon d’Or and that him not winning was

Manchester City's Rodri has admitted he cannot understand why Cristiano Ronaldo questioned his selection as the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner.

Rodri, the newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner, has responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s comments suggesting that Vinícius Jr.’s failure to win The post Rodri Responds to Cristiano Ronaldo Over Viní Jr’s Ballon d’Or Disappointment first appeared on Africa Top Sports.

While Rodri was a key figure in successful campaigns for both club and country, five-time Ballon d’Or recipient Ronaldo said that it was “unfair” that Vinicius had not received the gong after helping his former club to La Liga and Champions League success.

Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has expressed his surprise at the criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester City midfielder was awarded the prestigious annual prize.

Rodri snaps back at Cristiano Ronaldo over 'unfair' Ballon d'Or verdict - The Man City midfielder’s Ballon d’Or win has been questioned once again

Manchester City midfielder Rodri responded to Cristiano Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or 2024 criticism, where he said Vinicius Jr deserved to win it.