Rodri

29 Oct

Rodri Wins 2024 Ballon D’Or

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Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been crowned the winner of the Ballon d'Or at a glitzy ceremony in Paris, beating Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. Rodri is the first midfielder to win the prize since 2018, when Luka Modric was honoured. Since then, Lionel Messi has won three of the prizes and Karim Benzema has won one; Robert Lewandowski was denied the chance to win the award in 2020 as it was not given, but the Barcelona striker was the frontrunner for the individual trophy. Rodri is the first Premier League player to win the award since 2008, when Cristiano Ronaldo…

24 Jul

Morata And Rodri Charged For ‘Gibraltar Is Spanish’ Chant

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Uefa has opened “disciplinary proceedings” against Spain captain Alvaro Morata and team-mate Rodri after they chanted “Gibraltar is Spanish” during their Euro 2024 victory celebrations. The Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) made an official complaint about the celebrations to Uefa and European football’s governing body appointed a disciplinary inspector to “evaluate a potential violation of the Uefa disciplinary regulations”. Morata and Rodri have now been charged with “general principles of conduct, violating the basic rules of decent conduct, using sporting events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature, and bringing the sport of football, and Uefa in particular, into disrepute”. Uefa’s control,…