Pep Guardiola has been told he sanctioned the departure of a ‘future Ballon d’Or winner’ from Manchester City. The likes of Cole Palmer, Morgan Rodgers, Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens have all thrived since being sold by the Premier League champions, throwing into question Man City’s transfer strategy in recent years.

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior has opened up on the disappointment of missing out on the 2024 Ballon d'Or Award to Manchester City midfielder Rodri.

Ballon d'Or winner Rodri has returned to individual training after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in September, a video released by his club Manchester City showed on Friday.

Vinicius Jr. clarified that Real Madrid's absence from the Ballon d'Or ceremony was a club decision, not orchestrated by him as previously reported. He emphasized his compliance with the club's instructions,

Nico Gonzalez has insisted that he does not see himself as a direct comparative to Manchester City’s Rodri, speaking during a recent interview.The Spanish midfielder arrived at the Etihad Stadium

Pep Guardiola could end up regretting the sale of Julian Alvarez even more as the former Manchester City striker has been backed to win the Ballon d’Or ‘over the next five years’.

Last year marked a new era for the Ballon d'Or, world soccer's most prestigious individual prize ... respectively—were nominated. In their absence, Manchester City midfielder Rodri triumphed, edging out Real Madrid's Vinícius Jr. to claim the award ...

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Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior has set the record straight over last year’s dramatic Ballon d'Or boycott. Manchester City midfielder Rodri won football’s most prestigious individual prize in Paris back in October and in doing so, became the first player from the Premier League to achieve the feat since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008.

When Ivory Coast hosted and won the tournament in 2024, the sole African representative on that year’s 30-man shortlist was Ademola Lookman, who finished runner-up with Nigeria but can likely credit his Europa League final hat-trick for coming 14th in the Ballon d’Or vote.