MADRID, 29 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has congratulated all the Spanish winners of the Ballon d’Or gala, led by Aitana Bonmatí and Rodri Hernández, and has stated that “Spanish football is unstoppable.”
“Aitana and Rodri, Ballon d’Or. Lamine, best young player. Jenni Hermoso, Sócrates Award. Real Madrid, best men’s team. Barça, best women’s team. Spanish football is unstoppable!” he wrote on his official account of the social network
Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernández won the 2024 Ballon d’Or this Monday as the best footballer of the past year and emulated, 64 years later, the until now only male player in our country capable of winning the award, the now deceased Luis Suárez, who She achieved it in 1960. In addition, Barça player Aitana Bonmatí revalidated the women’s Ballon d’Or, which she achieved for the first time in 2023.
For his part, fellow culé Lamine Yamal was chosen as the best young player of the season, with Jenni Hermoso winning the Socrates Award, which highlights his exemplary role in the development of women’s football and equality and his social commitment against violence and sexual assaults. Real Madrid, in the men’s category, and Barça, in the women’s category, were also distinguished as the best teams of the campaign.