It gets even better. There are rumours that Man City were that ones who notified Real Madrid that Rodri won it. This years Ballon D’or was supposed to be top secret, as it always gets leaked. I believe in years past the winner would do a photoshoot in their living room before the ceremony but this year that did not happen as they wanted the winner to be announced properly at the ceremony. Now Ballon D’or organizers are saying that the winner still will not know until it is announced.
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