Rodri says he has no animosity towards Vinicius Junior after the Manchester City midfielder won the men’s Ballon d’Or award for 2024.
Real Madrid chose to boycott the ceremony after learning that Rodri had won the vote over the Brazilian winger ahead of the event in Paris on 28 October.
The Spaniard topped the poll of 100 journalists, 41 points ahead of Vinicius Jr, while Jude Bellingham finished third and Dani Carvajal fourth.
“I wasn’t hurt that Vinicius wasn’t there. Why would I be hurt?” he told Spanish radio station Cadena COPE.
