Ballon d'Or winner Rodri reacts to Real Madrid absence - and explains how he won the biggest prize in the sport

Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri kisses the trophy as he receives the Ballon d'Or award during the 2024 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 28, 2024. .

After winning the Ballon d’Or last night, Rodri reflected on his life on and off the pitch and how hard work paid off for him.

FourFourTwo was there at a dramatic ceremony in Paris to watch Rodri's coronation. It was a night of shocks, likely award winners in the Yashin Trophy and Kopa Trophy, and six Englishmen getting voted in the top 30 of the final standings.