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'I want to be back on the field this season – winning the Ballon d'Or was like a bottle of oxygen for my rehab' Manchester City star Rodri explains why his award came at the perfect time
By Chris Flanagan published
In an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo, the Spanish midfielder reveals when he's targeting returning to action

‘It was so clear the other guy was winning the Ballon d’Or, so I didn’t expect much, but I thought “It’s a vote, you never know.” Afterwards, friends texted me and said football won’ Rodri speaks out on pipping Vinicius to football's biggest award
By Chris Flanagan published
In an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo, the Spanish midfielder explains why he never gave up hope of triumphing

Rodri exclusive ‘Manchester City made me better when I first arrived, I was leaving the team naked too often'
By Matthew Ketchell published
EXCLUSIVE The midfielder explains to FourFourTwo how Pep and Man City helped him become the best in the world

'Tottenham Hotspur have had the perfect way to play against us. I've always asked myself "Why?"’ Rodri perplexed by the challenge of Spurs
By Matthew Ketchell published
EXCLUSIVE The world’s best player was exclusively talking to FourFourTwo, when the subject of Tottenham came up

NEW ISSUE: Rodri exclusive PLUS Emma Hayes, Sven, Sharpe, Skrtel, Savage, Watkins, the world’s best players and Keown answers your questions!
By Gregg Davies published
Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday 5 December

The Ballon d'Or top ten from 2009 is stacked compared to 2024 - have standards in football gotten worse?
By Ryan Dabbs published
Ballon d'Or awards celebrate the best players in the world each year, but 2024 might actually have the opposite effect

Every Ballon d’Or Femenin winner: A complete list of every women’s player to have won the award
By Isaac Stacey Stronge published
This is every Ballon d’Or Feminin winner - the ultimate individual award in women’s football, launched in 2018

Quiz! Can you tell us whether each of these players have won the Ballon d'Or?
By Matthew Holt published
We're testing your knowledge of previous winners of the prestigious footballing award
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