The first person born in the 90s! Manchester City's iron waist won the Ballon d'Or for the first time, breaking 4 curses, ending Messi + Real Madrid's 15-year rule

In the early morning of October 29, Beijing time, the annual award ceremony of "France Football" was held at the Chatelet Theater in Paris, and the results of the major awards were also released. In the end, 28-year-old Manchester City defender Rodri won the Ballon d'Or, while Brazil genius Vinicius, who plays for Real Madrid, is second place.

In the past season, Rodri has made 50 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions, scoring nine goals and providing 14 assists, helping the team to a historic fourth consecutive Premier League title, as well as winning the Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.

For the national team, Rodri played 13 games for Spain, scoring three goals and providing one assist to help Spain win Euro 2024. In addition, Rodri was voted the Official Player of the Year at Euro 2024. It's fair to say that Rodri deserves the award.

And Rodri also set a number of records for winning the award: first, this is the first post-90s player to win the Ballon d'Or. Second, it is the first Spain player of Spain to win the Ballon d'Or since Luis Suarez in 1960.

Third, Rodri will become the first Premier League player to win the Ballon d'Or since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008, ending the 16-year absence of a Ballon d'Or for a Premier League player.

Fourth, Rodri will break the 15-year-old monopoly of Messi and Real Madrid players on the Ballon d'Or. Since 2009, Messi and Real Madrid players have won all the Ballon d'Or awards. The last non-Real Madrid player to win the Ballon d'Or other than Messi was Cristiano Ronaldo who played for Manchester United in 2008.