Rodri won this year’s Ballon d’Or after an exceptional 2024 for Manchester City and Spain, becoming only the third player not ...

During an interview on The Overlap with Gary Neville that same year, the 26-year-old also spoke about his admiration for the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner. Rice admitted that he prefers Messi ...

He followed that up with a Champions League win with Chelsea in 2020-21, helping him to a third-place finish behind Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski in the 2021 Ballon d’Or vote. Ironically, ...

They did so to mark their 110th anniversary in 2008-09, when Pep Guardiola led a Lionel Messi-inspired Barça ... evoke fond memories of Rivaldo's Ballon d'Or-winning time at Camp Nou.

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“I’d love to go see him win the Ballon d’Or or get the appreciation that I feel he deserves. Advert N'Golo Kante won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 (Credit:Getty) “He’s such a ...

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His meteoric rise has seen comparisons made to eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi, who made 778 appearances for Barca in all competitions before leaving the club in 2021. The Argentine won 10 ...