“Lamine Yamal will win the Ballon d’Or in the future,” says Lionel Messi

The Argentine legendary footballer, Lionel Messi won his 8^th Ballon d’Or at the 2024 Ballon d’Or event in Paris. Well, now he might have ended the debut of who is the best player in football history. Some might not agree with the above statement, but things may get clearer over time. After winning his 8^th Ballon d’Or, he praised some of the youngsters, including the 16-year-old Spanish footballer, Lamine Yamal.

Lionel Messi said,

“Lamine Yamal will play a prominent role and fight for the Ballon d’Or in the future.”

Here is the full statement: Haaland, Mbappe, Vini Jr., and many young players can compete for the Ballon d’Or. “I also think that Lamine Yamal, who is still very young and plays for Barcelona, will play a prominent role and fight for it in the future too.”

Yamal is one of the wonder kids that football has witnessed in recent times. He recently made his professional career debut with Barcelona. Following a couple of weeks, he also represented the Spain national team and scored a goal in his debut game. One of the most important things is that he is just 16 years old. Since the day he stepped on the field, records have been broken by him.

Apart from Yamal, Messi also mentioned young players like Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, and Vinicius Junior, who were also included in the nominees for the Ballon d’Or. Sadly, Haaland ended up in the second position, and Mbappe in the third position.

Well, there is another player who is the biggest name in football at the moment: Jude Bellingham. Since he joined Madrid, he has scored goals for fun and has an average of one goal per game. Who do you think will win the Ballon d’Or in the future? Do let us know in the comment section.

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Years in which Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or

1. 2009
2. 2010
3. 2011
4. 2012
5. 2015
6. 2019
7. 2021
8. 2023

Do you think anyone can break Messi’s record of eight Ballon d’Ors?

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