Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed one of his players to be the next winner of the prestigious Ballon d'Or: midfielder Rodri.
Guardiola insists his compatriot is simply "the best" and believes the former Atlético Madrid man can succeed Lionel Messi as the best player in the world.
"Rodri. If I could decide, I would say this," he told us in an exclusive conversation recently. “I understand there are other players who can win. I think the other solution is to be nominated and be there, it's already good.
Name | Club(s) | Country |
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Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | England |
Phil Foden | Manchester City | England |
Ruben Dias | Manchester City | Portugal |
Federico Valverde | Real Madrid | Uruguay |
Emiliano Martinez | Aston Villa | Argentina |
Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway |
Nicolas Williams | Athletic Bilbao | Spain |
Granit Xhaka | Bayer Leverkusen | Switzerland |
Artem Dovbik | Roma | Ukraine |
Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | Germany |
Vinicius Jr | Real Madrid | Brazil |
Martin Odegaard | Arsenal | Norway |
Dani Olmo | Barcelona | Spain |
Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
Mats Hummels | Roma | Germany |
Rodri | Manchester City | Spain |
Declan Rice | Arsenal | England |
Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England |
Cole Palmer | Chelsea | England |
Vitinha | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal |
Dani Carvajal | Real Madrid | Spain |
William Saliba | Arsenal | France |
Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain |
Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | England |
Hakan Calhanoglu | Inter Milan | Turkey |
Antonio Rudiger | Real Madrid | Germany |
Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid | France |
Lautaro Martinez | Inter Milan | Argentina |
Ademola Lookman | Atalanta | Nigeria |
Alejandro Grimaldo | Bayer Leverkusen | Spain |
Aitana Bonmati | Barcelona | Spain |
Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | Norway |
Lauren Hemp | Manchester City | England |
Trinity Rodman | Washington Spirit | USA |
Barbra Banda | Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride | Zambia |
Tarciane | Houston Dash | Brazil |
Manuela Giugliano | Roma | Italy |
Mallory Swanson | Chicago Red Stars | USA |
Glodis Viggosdottir | Bayern Munich | Iceland |
Mariona Caldentey | Barca/Arsenal | Spain |
Lauren James | Chelsea | England |
Patricia Guijarro | Barcelona | Spain |
Lea Schuller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
Gabi Portilho | Corinthians | Brazil |
Tabitha Chawinga | Paris Saint-Germain/Lyon | Malawi |
Caroline Graham Hansen | Barcelona | Norway |
Lindsey Horan | Lyon | USA |
Lucy Bronze | Barcelona/Chelsea | England |
Sjoeke Nusken | Chelsea | Germany |
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