Manchester City midfielder, Rodri, has said neither Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Karim Benzema, congratulated him following his Ballon d’Or triumph.
Rodri also said that Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, who is also a former winner of the gong, did not congratulate him.
Rodri secured the 2024 Ballon d’Or at the Théâtre du Châtelet on October 28. He won the trophy ahead of Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Jr.
Rodri claimed that none of the recent Ballon d’Or winners came forward to congratulate him.
The list included Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – the two most decorated Ballon d’Or winners of the generation.
Messi and Ronaldo established an uncontested duopoly over the award during their primes, winning it 13 times between them.
While Messi has eight Ballons d’Or, Ronaldo has five.
In a recent interview with Diario AS (via @MadridXtra on X), Rodri said, “Messages from previous Ballon d’Or winners? Let me check… There are none from Messi, Cristiano, Modrić or Benzema (laughs).”
Ballon d’Or: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi didn’t congratulate me – Rodri
