Ghana: Rodri deserves Ballon d’Or – Guardiola

 Man­chester City’s Rodri was a wor­thy winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or award, according to manager Pep Guardiola.

The Spain midfielder saw off competition from Real Ma­drid duo, Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham, who finished second and third respectively to win the prize.

Rodri was instrumental in City’s Premier League title victo­ry in May and was named player of the tournament as Spain won Euro 2024.

Real Madrid were absent from the ceremony after reportedly…