One Hollywood A-lister histrion was besides successful attendance among each the footballers
- Dylan Terry, Digital Sports Journalist
- Published: 20:14, 28 Oct 2024
- Updated: 20:14, 28 Oct 2024
FOOTBALL'S biggest stars arrived successful benignant astatine the Ballon d'Or ceremonial successful Paris connected Monday night... amid contention implicit Real Madrid's boycott.
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri, 28, was pictured connected crutches arsenic helium made his mode down the reddish paper with spouse Laura Iglesias.
The Euro 2024 winner, who is nursing an ACL injury, is expected to prime up the men's apical prize up of Real Madrid brace Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham.
Real Madrid person confirmed nobody from the nine volition beryllium contiguous astatine the ceremony aft they accused organisers and Uefa of "not respecting" the 15-time European champions.
But the Parisian lawsuit was inactive littered with a big of prima names arsenic they headed into the Theatre du Chatelet.
Bayern Munich and England guardant Harry Kane, 1 of 30 players nominated for the men's award, was successful attendance arsenic helium wore a suit and bow-tie for the occasion.
Barcelona and Spain superstar Lamine Yamal was different snapped arriving.
Manchester United guardant Alejandro Garnacho turned up with spouse Eva Garcia, portion Aston Villa and Argentina keeper Emi Martinez posed with woman Amanda.
Among the ex-players successful attendance included ex-Barcelona, Real Madrid and Portugal prima Luis Figo, Chelsea icon Didier Drogba, erstwhile Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse, and Champions League fable Clarence Seedorf.
And it was not conscionable footballers and their partners who showed up for the awards.
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Hollywood A-lister Natalie Portman was different celebrated look astatine the ceremony.
The Ballon d'Or is voted for by a sheet of journalists representing the apical 100 nations successful the Fifa rankings.
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Vinicius, who scored 24 goals and provided 11 assists past season, is 1 of six Real Madrid stars who made the shortlist for the men's award.
He is joined by Carvajal, Bellingham, Fede Valverde, Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger.
Vinicius was the favourite to scoop the grant and Rodri's expected triumph has led to Real Madrid boycotting the event.
They told AFP: "If the grant criteria doesn't springiness it to Vinicius arsenic the winner, past those aforesaid criteria should constituent to Carvajal arsenic the winner.
"As this was not the case, it is wide that Ballon d'Or-Uefa does not respect Real Madrid. And Real Madrid does not spell wherever it is not respected."
Ballon d'Or nominees successful full
Men's award
- Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey, Inter)
- Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
- Rúben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
- Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine, Dnipro / Girona / Roma)
- Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
- Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
- Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
- Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria, Atalanta)
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- Lautaro Martínez (Argentina, Inter )
- Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint-Germain / Real Madrid)
- Martin Ødegaard (Norway, Arsenal)
- Dani Olmo (Spain, Leipzig / Barcelona)
- Cole Palmer (England, Manchester City / Chelsea)
- Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
- Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
- Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid)
- Bukayo Saka (England, Arsenal)
- William Saliba (France, Arsenal)
- Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)
- Vinícius Júnior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
- Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Nico Williams (Spain, Athletic Club)
- Florian Wirtz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Granit Xhaka (Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
Women's award
- Barbra Banda (Zambia, Shanghai RCB / Orlando Pride)
- Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona)
- Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona / Chelsea)
- Mariona Caldentey (Spain, Barcelona / Arsenal)
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Grace Geyoro (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Manuela Giugliano (Italy, AS Roma)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway, Barcelona)
- Patricia Guijarro (Spain, Barcelona)
- Giulia Gwinn (Germany, Bayern Munich)
- Yui Hasegawa (Japan, Manchester City)
- Ada Hegerberg (Norway, Olympique Lyonnais)
- Lauren Hemp (England, Manchester City)
- Lindsey Horan (USA, Olympique Lyonnais)
- Lauren James (England, Chelsea)
- Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Alyssa Naeher (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
- Sjoeke Nüsken (Germany, Chelsea)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland, VfL Wolfsburg / Barcelona)
- Salma Paralluelo (Spain, Barcelona)
- Gabi Portilho (Brazil, Corinthians)
- Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
- Mayra Ramírez (Colombia, Levante / Chelsea)
- Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
- Lea Schüller (Germany, Bayern Munich)
- Khadija Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
- Sophia Smith (USA, Portland Thorns)
- Mallory Swanson (USA, Chicago Red Stars)
- Tarciane (Brazil, Corinthians / Houston Dash)
- Glódís Viggósdóttir (Iceland, Bayern Munich)
Yashin Trophy
- Diogo Costa (Portugal, Porto)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain)
- Gregor Kobel (Switzerland, Borussia Dortmund)
- Andriy Lunin (Ukraine, Real Madrid)
- Mike Maignan (France, Milan)
- Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia, Valencia)
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
- Unai Simón (Spain, Athletic Club)
- Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)
Kopa Trophy
- Pau Cubarsí (Spain, Barcelona)
- Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina, Manchester United)
- Arda Güler (Turkey, Real Madrid)
- Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, Salzburg)
- Kobbie Mainoo (England, Manchester United)
- João Neves (Portugal, Benfica / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Savinho (Brazil, Girona / Manchester City)
- Mathys Tel (France, Bayern Munich)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
- Warren Zaïre-Emery (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Men's manager award
- Xabi Alonso (Spain, Bayer Leverkusen)
- Carlo Ancelotti (Italy, Real Madrid)
- Luis de la Fuente (Spain, Spain nationalist team)
- Gian Piero Gasperini (Italy, Atalanta)
- Pep Guardiola (Spain, Manchester City)
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina, Argentina nationalist team)
Women's manager award
- Sonia Bompastor (France, Olympique Lyonnais / Chelsea)
- Arthur Elias (Brazil, Corinthians / Brazil nationalist team)
- Jonatan Giráldez (Spain, Barcelona / Washington Spirit)
- Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea / USA nationalist team)
- Filipa Patão (Portugal, Benfica)
- Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, England nationalist team)
Men nine of the twelvemonth award
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Girona (Spain)
- Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
- Manchester City (England)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
Women's nine of the twelvemonth award
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Chelsea (England)
- NJ/NY Gotham (USA)
- Olympique Lyonnais (France)
- Paris Saint-Germain (France)