Ballon d’Or Award 2024:
Spanish footballers Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí won the Ballon d’Or awards 2024 for the best male and female football players, respectively.
- Manchester City’s Rodri won his first Ballon d’Or, becoming the first Spanish player since 1960 to claim the men’s award.
- While FC Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí retained her Ballon d’Or title in women’s football.
- Lionel Messi holds the record for the most Ballon d’Or awards, having won it eight times.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prestigious best footballer award five times.
