Rodri won the Ballon d'Or for the first time back in October after he topped the Premier League with Manchester City and won Euro 2024 with Spain. The Spaniard has had to deal with criticism from some of soccer's biggest names in the aftermath of his controversial win over Vinícius Júnior.

After Cristiano Ronaldo claimed that Rodri’s 2024 Ballon d’Or win was unfair, the Manchester City midfielder had a strong response to his criticism, even taking a subtle shot at the Portuguese star. We have entered a new year,

There have been no shortage of people ready to tell Rodri Hernandez that he did not in fact deserve the Ballon d’Or, and that Vinicius Junior did  – particularly in Madrid. In the past week,

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has addressed Cristiano Ronaldo’s criticism of his 2024 Ballon d’Or victory, calling it difficult to understand.

Manchester City's Rodri has admitted he cannot understand why Cristiano Ronaldo questioned his selection as the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner.

Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has expressed his surprise at the criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester City midfielder was awarded the prestigious annual prize.

While Rodri was a key figure in successful campaigns for both club and country, five-time Ballon d’Or recipient Ronaldo said that it was “unfair” that Vinicius had not received the gong after helping his former club to La Liga and Champions League success.

Rodri was disappointed to have his Ballon d'Or win questioned by five-time winner of the award Cristiano Ronaldo.