PARIS — Rodrigo has won the 2024 Men’s Ballon d’Or trophy and in doing so, becomes the first Manchester City player to claim the coveted honour at the Theatre du Chatelet on Monday. The Spaniard’s contributions to Manchester City’s Premier League and Spain’s 2024 European Championship winning campaign saw him pip Real Madrid trio Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal who completed the top four. The Man City midfielder has suffered an ACL injury and has been ruled out of the 2024/25 season and was seen with crutches at the event. “I try to improve every day, try to level up my game. I am just trying to take care of myself. Rest, enjoy the free time with my family and come back stronger,” said Rodri at the event. Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati became the second woman to win the Women’s Ballon d’Or consecutively after teammate Alexia Putellas won the award in 2021 and 2022. Barca Femini completed a clean sweep with Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo rounding out the top three. “It’s incredible. It’s fascinating. Four Ballon d’Or winners. Like I said, it could have been any of the players that are sitting here because they all deserve...