Messi: Martinez Deserved Ballon d'Or Over Rodri

Lionel Messi believes Lautaro Martinez should have won the Ballon d'Or instead of Rodri.

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What happened. Lionel Messi stated that Lautaro Martinez deserved the Ballon d'Or more than Rodri, who won it.

• Messi thinks Martinez was more deserving.
• Rodri won the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

“He deserves the Ballon d'Or more than ANYONE else”

— Lionel Messi

Rodri could win a second Ballon d'Or after captaining Spain to World Cup glory.

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