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Real Madrid forward Rodrygo says he is disappointed he did not make the <\/b>30-man shortlist<\/b><\/a> for the 2024 Ballon d’Or. <\/b><\/p>\n The 23-year-old scored 17 goals and registered nine assists in 51 appearances for the Spanish club last season. <\/p>\n But the Brazil international failed to secure a nomination for the prestigious award, unlike his Madrid team-mates Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. <\/p>\n “I was upset, I think I deserved it,” Rodrygo told ESPN. , external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n “I don’t want to belittle the players who are there, I think they deserved it also. But I think I had a place in the 30.”<\/p>\n The nominees are selected by France Football’s editorial team in collaboration with the Ballon d’Or ambassador – former Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba – and selected members of the media. <\/p>\n The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Paris on 28 October.<\/p>\n Rodrygo was part of the Real Madrid side that won the La Liga and Champions League titles last season. <\/p>\n Along with England midfielder Bellingham and fellow Brazil forward Vinicius, Real’s Dani Carvajal, Federico Valverde, Antonio Rudiger and the now-retired Toni Kroos were all nominated. <\/p>\n