FIFA Has released a Full 2024 Ballon d’Or voting breakdown reveals Rodri’s margin of victory over Vinicius Jr in controversial contest.

Last month, the Manchester City midfielder took home the prized award, surpassing Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid for second place. With Rodri narrowly defeating the Brazilian by 41 points, L’Equipe has now disclosed the precise distribution of the votes cast by the global panel of specialized journalists.

THE BALLON D’OR RANKINGS FOR 2024 (1–15)

1. With 1,170 points, Rodri (Spain, Manchester City).

2. Vinicius Jr. (1,129 points; Real Madrid, Brazil).

3. Jude Bellingham, 917 points, England, Real Madrid.

4. Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal (Spain), 550 points.

5. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (Norway), 432 points.

6. Kylian Mbappé (Paris-SG, France), 420 points.

7. Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez (Argentina), 402 points.

8. 383 points for Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona in Spain.

9. Toni Kroos (291 points; Real Madrid, Germany).

10. Harry Kane, 201 points, England, Bayern Munich.

11. Phil Foden (Manchester City, England), 157 points.

12. Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen, Germany), 101 points.

13. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig, Spain), 86 points.

14. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta Bergamo, Nigeria), 82 points.

15. Nico Williams (Sporting Bilbao, Spain), 73 points.

THE LARGER IMAGE

When Real Madrid learned that Vinicius Jr. would not be winning the 2024 Golden Ball, they boycotted the celebration, making this year’s Ballon d’Or one of the most contentious. In protest, Los Blancos did not go to the event in Paris, despite picking up a lot of gongs that evening.