DEBATE: Did Rodri deserve to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or over Vinicius Junior? #UCL

Rio Ferdinand and Joleon Lescott discuss the 2024 Ballon d'Or and whether Rodri was deserving winner over Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior?

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[MehrunesDagonJM]

Vini ghosted in copa america, enough said. He's a cry baby

[ash]

Man City got spanked by Sporting 4-1 without Rodri. Real Madrid got spanked 3-1 with Vini Jr in it.

[MrRobertjohn]

United fan here - yes he has been outstanding

[franklyncap]

Rodri irreplaceable player Vini can be replaced

[AllInTheGame]

Fully deserved! RM acted appallingly like a bunch of Karens! Rio's ridiculous 'preference' means no defensive player inc Prime Dani Alves & Roberto Carlos would ever win the Award, so stupid!

[richiestockton]

this will forever continue to be highlighted because it's Real Madrid! did Cannovaro deserve it? Nedved over Henry? Real Madrid's entire structure was based around Vini Jr his numbers ain't the most impressive considering the amount of quality feeding him? Just stop this nonsense because it's nothing but disrespect towards Rodri

[adamantbloke]

For that cringe clip alone, I’m happy Rodri won it

[mhgooner]

Vinicius wasn't even the best player in Real Madrid last season.

[fader]

How is rio saying defenders shouldn’t win a ballon d’or and only attackers should… so weird

[Mike]

Don’t think there was one overwhelming candidate this year, so can’t really see the controversy, I love Vinicius he’s wonderful, but So too is Rodri, and it’s about time a midfielder won it

[SongofIceandTea]

2 lost back to back, the fact that some people really questioning Rodri's importance is ridiculous, they need to watch football match, not just tiktok highlights

[TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Engagement bait.

By posting this, I have fallen for it too.

[acoldrenspec]

Him screaming Vini Bdor during CL final s what made PR/medias more entitled against Rodri

[rigzray]

My input is yes, everyone always Bumsucks Barcelona and Real Madrid players. The award should be based on trophies won with club and country

[DzsRfrmd]

Rodri has like a 99% winrate last season for man city, his teams dont lose. He is the MVP for me.

[jackgamblin]

Rodri has been such a vital and important player for city, and defo a MATCHWINNER

[Enjoyyourselfnow]

I’m a Liverpool fan and I would say yes he did deserve it over Vini Jr but would also like to add that the Ballon D’or is chosen by 100 journalists, not anyone from football and therefore is a nonsense, joke award.

[Benson]

Vini wasn't even the best attacker in the world over the past year

[redpandagency]

Bullshit Carvahall deserves it more than Rodri. This award doesn’t make any sense. Carvahall won everything also scored in the champions league final. Rodri wasn’t even best Manchester City player last season. Rodri should won when city won the treble not now . It’s a corrupt award. They cancelled the award once because they didn’t want give to Robert Lewandowisk

[HahahahaKez]

Nah, the bigger question is "did 24 players really have better individual seasons than Cole Palmer?" bro had a top 10 season easily