Yamal's Ballon d'Or Picks: Messi and Neymar

Yamal Picks Messi, Neymar as His Ballon d’Or Choices if He Misses Out

Barcelona’s 18-year-old star Lamine Yamal has revealed that if he doesn’t win the 2025 Ballon d’Or, he’d give it to Lionel Messi or Neymar.

He praised Messi as the greatest player ever and said Neymar deserved at least one Ballon d’Or for his performances at Barcelona and PSG.

Yamal is among the top contenders for the 2025 award, alongside Mbappe, Dembele, Raphinha, and Salah.

With the Ballon d’Or race heating up, all eyes will be on whether Yamal can carve his name into history—or see one of his idols finally get the recognition he feels they deserve.