Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer were in complete agreement over who should win the Ballon d'Or this year after the 30-man shortlist was announced.
Several England players were announced as part of the nominees with Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Cole Palmer, Harry Kane and Phil Foden all named.
Bellingham is one of the favourites to bag the award, alongside Real Madrid team-mates Vinicius Jr and Dani Carvajal.
It comes after Los Blancos won the Champions League and La Liga while Spain won Euro 2024 against England in the final.
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer were in total agreement over who should win the Ballon d'Or
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Vinicius Jr is the favourite to bag the individual award after 15 goals in 26 La Liga appearances, with 24 in all competitions from 39 matches.
But Shearer and Lineker both insisted that Manchester City star Rodri should take home the Ballon d'Or after winning the Premier League and European Championship this year.
The midfielder was also named the player of the tournament at Euro 2024, which could give the 28-year-old the edge in the race.
"There’s only one player winning it," Shearer said on the Rest Is Football podcast.
"It can only be [Rodri]. I think he should win and will win it."
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Lineker agreed and said: "I think Rodri deserves it.
"Obviously, they didn’t win the Champions League at City but they did win the Premier League and then the Euros with Spain where he was very much their leader.
"Young player of the year I’ve got a feeling will be Lamine Yamal. He could win that for the next five years!"
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Gary Lineker believes Rodri should win the Ballon d'Or
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City icon Micah Richards was also inclined to agree but also believes Bellingham could have a huge say.
The former defender said: "Bellingham had won the Euros with England, he would be a big shout, a big possibility."
The Ballon d'Or has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi over the years but the two have seen their powers wane in recent times, moving to the Saudi Pro League and MLS respectively.
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Rodri has been tipped to win the Ballon d'Or this year
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It has opened the door to potential superstars looking to fill the void they have left behind with Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Bellingham and Yamal all primed to step up.
The Ballon d'Or ceremony will go ahead on October 28 in Paris.
Full list of Ballon d'Or nominees:
Phil Foden (Man City and England)
Ruben Dias (Man City and Portugal)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid and Uruguay)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston VIlla and Argentina)
Erling Haaland (Man City and Norway)
Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao and Spain)
Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland)
Artem Dovbik (Roma and Ukraine)
Toni Kroos (Retired, formerly Real Madrid and Germany)
Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid and Brazil)
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal and Norway)
Dani Olmo (Barcelona and Spain)
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen and Germany)
Mats Hummels (Roma and Germany)
Rodri (Man City and Spain)
Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea and England)
Vitinha (PSG and Portugal)
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid and Spain)
William Saliba (Arsenal and France)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal and England)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan and Turkey)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid and Germany)
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid and France)
Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan and Argentina)
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta and Nigeria)
Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen and Spain)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
