Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been awarded the Ballon d'Or after a stellar season that saw him pick up silverware with both club and country.

It was a successful night for Spanish soccer at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony – the annual soccer awards celebrating the best players in the men’s and women’s game.

PARIS (Reuters) -Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Brazil's Vinicius Jr and England's Jude Bellingham, both of Real Madrid,

Manchester City midfielder Rodri and Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati have won the 2024 Ballon d’Or awards to complete a men’s and women’s double for Spain. Rodri, 28, beat Vinicius Junior to the top men’s award with the Real Madrid forward and team-mates Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal completing the top four.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri won the men’s Ballon d’Or and Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmati took the women’s award as a ‘disrespected’ Real Madrid boycotted the prestigious ceremony in Paris despite being named men’s club of the year.

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the men's and women's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best soccer player on Monday.