Ballon d'Or 2024 Winners List: Rodri, Aitana Bonmati and Others Who Won Honours At 68th Ballon d'Or Award Ceremony

The 68th Ballon d'Or 2024 award ceremony was conducted in a glittering ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 29. The venue witnessed an array of football stars descend as they attended one of the most prestigious awards that there is in football. The 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony saw the dominance of Spanish football with Rodri and Aitana Bonmati named the best players in men's and women's football respectively. While Rodri won the prestigious award for the first time in his career, Aitana Bonmati bagged it for a second consecutive time, assuring that a Barcelona player now has won the women's Ballon d'Or award for the fourth consecutive time. Ballon d'Or Winners List: Check Names of Footballers Who Have Won Prestigious Award By France Football.

That wasn't the end of Spanish dominance at the 68th Ballon d'Or Award ceremony. Spain national football team and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy and became the youngest ever to have won the award at just 17 years of age. Real Madrid and Barcelona were named the best men's and women's clubs respectively. Carlo Ancelotti and Emma Hayes were named winners of the Men's and Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy. Check below to find the full list of winners at the 68th Ballon d'Or Award ceremony in Paris. Real Madrid Named 'Men's Club of the Year' at Ballon d'Or 2024 Awards But No Los Blancos Representative Present at Ceremony to Collect Trophy

List of Winners at Ballon d'Or 2024:

Men's Ballon d'Or 2024 Award Winner: Rodri

Women's Ballon d'Or 2024 Award Winner: Aitana Bonmati

Yachine Trophy 2024 Winner: Emiliano Martinez

Kopa Trophy 2024 Winner: Lamine Yamal

Johan Cruyff Trophy Winners: Carlo Ancelotti and Emma Hayes

Men's Club of the Year Award: Real Madrid

Women's Club of the Year Award: Barcelona

Gerd Muller Trophy 2024 Winners: Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe

Socrates Award 2024 Winner: Jennifer Hermoso

Rodri's Ballon d'Or 2024 win however, had witnessed a bit of controversy hours before the ceremony when the whole Real Madrid club decided to boycott the ceremony after reports stated that their star forward Vinicius Jr would miss out on the coveted award to the Manchester City midfielder. Real Madrid and also Kylian Mbappe were among the award winners at the Ballon d'Or 2024 ceremony but no member or representative of the club was present to attend and receive the honours. Argentina's Emiliano Martinez, who won the Yachine Trophy 2024 for being the best goalkeeper, also created history by becoming the first to win it back-to-back.

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