Ballon d'Or winner Rodri was one of four Manchester City players named in FIFPRO's 2024 World XI on Monday, as Lionel Messi's historic 17-year run in the team came to an end.
Messi, whose first appearance in FIFPRO's World XI was in 2007, has been a regular fixture in the front line every year since but was not selected ahead of Man City's Erling Haaland or Real Madrid duo Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr this time around.
Fellow all-time great Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed a 16-year streak in the team, which is selected and voted for by footballers themselves and was first launched in 2005, before failing to make the cut in 2023.