{"id":241531,"date":"2024-10-29T16:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/ghanaian-football-fans-debate-over-rodris-ballon-dor-victory\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:46:09","slug":"ghanaian-football-fans-debate-over-rodris-ballon-dor-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/ghanaian-football-fans-debate-over-rodris-ballon-dor-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian football fans debate over Rodri&#8217;s Ballon d&#8217;Or victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Manchester City midfielder Rodri beat fierce competition from Real Madrid trio Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., and Dani Carvajal to win the 2024 Ballon d&#8217;Or.  <\/p>\n<p>The four-house race was cut down to two with Rodri and Vini being the favourites for the award but the former had the better of the Brazilian in the end. <\/p>\n<p>There have been divided opinions among football fans after the ceremony in France on October 28, 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Some are disappointed by the outcome, while others affirm that Rodri was the rightful winner. <\/p>\n<p>The debate among football fans stretches to the streets of Accra, hence, GhanaWeb engaged with some Ghanaians to get their thoughts on Rodri winning the award ahead of Vini Jr. <\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the reaction of some Ghanaians on the 2024 Ballon d&#8217;Or<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"SQB0OtUwTXg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Did Rodri deserve to win the 2024 Ballon d&#039;Or over Vini? | Sports Debate\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SQB0OtUwTXg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the latest episode of Sports Check with renowned boxing trainer Don Charles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"U8IzXijyyUo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Up and close with renowned boxing trainer Don Charles | Sports Check\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U8IzXijyyUo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Cy0k3ztDDig\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrap of matchday 8 of Ghana Premier League\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cy0k3ztDDig?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"SmVvPyl4RSc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All you need to know about Manchester United&#039;s search for a new coach following Ten Hag&#039;s sacking\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SmVvPyl4RSc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City midfielder Rodri beat fierce competition from Real Madrid trio Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., and Dani Carvajal to win the 2024 Ballon d&#8217;Or. The four-house race was cut down to two with Rodri and Vini being the favourites for the award but the former had the better of the Brazilian in the end. There [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ghanaian football fans debate over Rodri&#039;s Ballon d&#039;Or victory - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/29\/ghanaian-football-fans-debate-over-rodris-ballon-dor-victory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ghanaian football fans debate over Rodri&#039;s Ballon d&#039;Or victory - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Manchester City midfielder Rodri beat fierce competition from Real Madrid trio Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., and Dani Carvajal to win the 2024 Ballon d&#8217;Or. 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