Manchester City midfielder Rodri has responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent comments suggesting that Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior deserved the 2024 Ballon d’Or.
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, criticised the decision, describing it as “unfair” and voicing his preference for Vinicius Junior during a speech at the Globe Soccer Awards last month.
“Vinicius Jr should have won the Ballon d’Or, in my opinion it was clear. It was unfair.
This is why I love Globe Soccer Awards, they are honest,” Ronaldo said at the Globe Soccer Awards last month.
In response, Rodri defended his achievement in an interview with AS, stating that the voting process, carried out by journalists, determined the winner.
“Well, it was a surprise, really, because he knows better than anyone how this award works and, above all, how the winner is chosen.
“This year, the journalists who vote have decided that I should win it.
“Probably, these same journalists were the ones who at some point voted for him to win it, and I imagine that then he would have agreed,” he added.
