The name of this year’s winner was announced at the “Ballon d’Or” award ceremony held in Paris.
Oku.Az Reports that Rodri, Manchester City’s star among men, received the main individual award in world football.
The best soccer player of the year was Aytana Bonmati, a member of Barcelona for the second consecutive season.
Among men, the team of the year was “Real Madrid” (Spain), and among women, “Barcelona” (Spain). Since the former boycotted the ceremony, no one was found to accept the award from the royal club.
Harry Kane (Bayern) and Kylian Mbappé (PSG, Real Madrid) were chosen as the best attackers of the year. The footballers received the award named after Herd Müller. Each of them scored 52 goals last season. Like other members of Real Madrid, Mbappé also missed the ceremony.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who did not attend the event, received the coach of the year award named after Johan Cruyff.
Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez won the Lev Yashin award for best goalkeeper of the year for the second consecutive season.
The Socrates Prize for her contribution to the development of football went to Spanish footballer Jennifer Hermoso.
The best young player of the year was Lamin Yamal (Barcelona). He was awarded the “Kopa Trophy”.
Today, according to the version of the French magazine “France Football”, the name and list of the winner of the Ballon d’Or for the best footballer in the world according to the results of the 2023/24 season was leaked. the media.
Oku.Az According to the news leaked to the media, Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid will be the owner of the Ballon d’Or with 630 points. Manchester City footballer Rodri is said to have taken second place with 576 points. Another member of Real Madrid, Jud Bellingham, completes the top three with 422 points.
Kylian Mbappé is fourth on the list. Erling Holland was sixth and Lamin Yamal seventh.
It should be noted that the awards ceremony will take place tonight at 11:00 p.m.
Today, according to the version of the French magazine “France Football”, according to the results of the 2023/24 season, the ceremony to award the Ballon d’Or to the best footballer in the world will take place.
Oku.Az reports that the event will take place at the “Chatle” Theater in Paris.
In 2023, the owner of the Ballon d’Or became Lionel Messi, the Argentine forward of the American club Inter Miami.
For the first time since 2003, neither Lionel Messi nor five-time winner of the award, Saudi club An-Nasr striker Cristiano Ronaldo, are on the shortlist for the award.
In 2024, 30 footballers were included in the list of candidates: the Argentines Emiliano Martínez, Lautaro Martínez, the Spanish Nico Williams, Dani Olmo, Lamin Yamal, Alejandro Grimaldo, Rodri, Daniel Carvajal, the English Cole Palmer, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka , Declan Rice. , Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, the Portuguese Vitinya, Ruben Dias, the Nigerian Ademola Lukman and others.
It should be noted that the award ceremony will begin at 23:15 Baku time.
