Vinicius Junior, the striker for the Brazilian national team and for the Spanish club Real Madrid, was the first on the list of candidates for the Ballon d’Or, according to Goal.
Oku.Az Goal.com reported on this.
In addition to the Spaniard, the top five also included Manchester City’s Rodri, Real Madrid’s Jud Bellingham and Dani Carvajal, and Inter striker Lautaro Martinez. Kilian Mbappé, who was eliminated from the competition in the semi-finals of the European Championship with the French national team, took seventh place, while Lamin Yamal, the best young player at Euro 2024, took 12th place and Lionel Messi – 16th.
Rodri, Carvajal and Yamal were crowned European champions with the Spanish national team. In the final they beat the British by 2-1. Yamal was also the top assist provider with four assists.
Martínez and Messi beat Colombia in extra time to win the Copa América 1-0. Lautaro scored the winning goal in the 112th minute and Messi left the field after getting injured in the 66th minute.
It is worth noting that Messi won the Ballon d’Or in 2023. For him, this trophy was the eighth in his career.
