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Every word Rodri said after winning the Ballon d'Or translated into English

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Updated 22:14 28 Oct 2024 GMTPublished 22:07 28 Oct 2024 GMT

Every word Rodri said after winning the Ballon d'Or translated into English

Rodri has been named as the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or.

Marcus Chan

Marcus Chan

Rodri has been named as the winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or.

On Monday night, during a star-studded event in Paris, France, the Manchester City and Spain midfielder was handed the Ballon d’Or trophy.

Rodri enjoyed a stellar season winning the Premier League with City and also the Euro 2024 title with his country.

After receiving the award from George Weah, Rodri began by saying: “Incredible night for me. If you let me, I would like to speak in my language, Spanish.

“Good evening everybody, I have to thank many people. First of all France Football and UEFA for giving me this award.

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“Thanks for being here again everyone, I want to thank those who voted for me. Today is a special day not just for me but for my family. First of all, I have to thank a very special person, my girlfriend Laura, today is our eighth anniversary. Without her, things would not be the same.”

He added: “My family, of course, the values they have taught me, showing me the right steps to take and helping me to become the man I am today.

“A very special person, my agent Paulo, when you took me to matches, feeding my dreams. I also want to thank my teammates because without them I would not be here as football is a team game. It’s very special for me, Manchester City is the best club in the world, thanks to them things have been much easier. I want to thank Luis (De La Fuente) for trusting me.

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“I want to mention my teammates with whom I won the Euro title with, especially Dani Carvajal who suffered the same injury that I suffered. Lamine Yamal, I know you will win this award soon. This is a victory for Spanish football and many of my friends have written to me to say, 'FOOTBALL HAS WON TODAY!”

The City star man continued: “Lastly, I would like to tell you a story that led me here, when I was 17, I packed my suitcase to fulfil a dream. One day I cried to my father, it’s all over, I invested my life to get here and that was it. My father said, we came all the way here, let’s keep going and this is something that changed my mindset. I am a nomal kid with values, I know what a hard worker is, thank you very much.”

Featured Image Credit: Ballon d'Or

Topics: Ballon d'Or, Rodri, Manchester City, Football

Marcus Chan
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