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Summary of awards: Rodri wins the Golden Ball for the first time! Real Madrid and Barcelona won 3 awards each, and Martin won the Yashin Award for a second time

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, Manchester City defender Rodri won the Ballon d'Or for the first time, Barça genius Yamal won the Kopa Award, Argentina goalkeeper Martinez won the Yashin Award, Kane and Mbappe won the Gerd Muller Award, Barça women's star Bonmati won the Women's Ballon d'Or for the second consecutive year, Real Madrid and Barcelona won the Men's and Women's Club of the Year respectively, and Carlo Ancelotti won the Coach of the Year award.

Here's a summary of the awards:

Ballon d'Or winner: Rodri (Manchester City/Spain)

Rodri became the first Premier League player to win the Ballon d'Or since 2008, and from the beginning of 2023 to the present, Rodri has won a total of eight trophies for club and country: Premier League (2), FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Nations League, and European Cup.

In terms of individual awards, Rodri also became the best player of the match in the 22-23 Champions League final, UEFA best player in 22-23, the 2023 Club World Cup Ballon d'Or, the 2023 UEFA Nations League final MVAP, and the best player in the 2024 European Championship.

Kopa Prize winner: Yamal (Barça/Spain)

The 17-year-old Yamal won the 2024 Kopa Award for the first time, and the Barcelona player won three awards in four years. Yamal played 50 games for Barcelona last season, contributing seven goals and eight assists. This season, he played 14 games for Barcelona, contributing six goals and seven assists.

Established by France Football in 2018 and named after France legend Copa, the Copa Awards recognise the best players under the age of 21 in the world.

Yashin Prize Winner: Grand Martin (Vera/Argentina)

Martinez became the first player in history to win back-to-back Jashin awards. The 32-year-old Argentina international currently plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League, having previously won the 2023 Yashin Award. Established by France Football in 2019, the Yashin Award is named after legendary Russia goalkeeper Lev Yashin to recognize the best goalkeeper.

Gerd Müller Award winners: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid/France), Kane (Bayern/England)

In the 2023-24 season, Mbappe scored 44 goals and 10 assists in 48 games in all competitions, and Kane scored 44 goals and 12 assists in 45 games in all competitions. In 2021, France Football added the Striker of the Year award, and in 2022, the Striker of the Year award was renamed the Gerd Müller Award, named after the famous Germany star Gerd Müller in the last century.


Women's Ballon d'Or winner: Bonmati (Barça/Spain)

Bonmati also won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards in 2023 and 2024. Became the second player in history to win back-to-back Women's Ballon d'Or, the first being teammate Putellas. The 26-year-old plays as a midfielder for Barcelona Women. Last season, she helped Barcelona Women win the treble.

Socrates Prize: Hermoso (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Tigers/Spain)

The Socrates Prize was established for the first time in 2022 to recognize players who have participated in charity. The winner for 2022 is Sadio Mane and the winner for 2023 is Vinicius.

Men's Club of the Year: Real Madrid

Real Madrid won Club of the Year for the first time. Last season, Real Madrid won La Liga, the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup. Club of the Year is a new award for France football two years ago, with Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester City winning the previous three editions.

Women's Club of the Year: Barcelona

Barcelona Women won the Best Women's Club award. Barcelona president Joan Laporta and two-time Ballon d'Or winner Putellas took the stage to receive the award.


Men's Coach of the Year: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid/Italy)

The best coach at the Ballon d'Or is a new award at this year's Ballon d'Or, last season Carlo Ancelotti led Real Madrid to 55 games, 42 wins, 11 draws and 2 losses, winning the Champions League, La Liga, and the Spanish Super Cup.


Women's Coach of the Year: Emma Hayes (United States/Chelsea)

Emma Hayes, Chelsea Women's decorated coach and currently in charge of United States Women's Soccer Team, won the Johan Cruyff (Best Coach) award.

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