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Ballon d'Or voting: Explaining how it works, who votes, and how winners of awards are selected

In 2023, Lionel Messi beat the very strong claims of Erling Haaland into second place to win a record-extending Ballon d'Or.

Manchester City finally had a Ballon d'Or winner after Spain midfield totem Rodri beat Real Madrid duo Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham into second and third place respectively a year ago.

Madrid's reaction, from boycotting the ceremony after news of Rodri's success leaked earlier in the day to a flurry of self-righteous social media solidarity afterwards, was quite remarkable. Eduardo Camavinga decried "football politics" after the outcome of a voting process that denied his teammates.

Was it merely a popularity contest among media membe

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