Lionel Messi\u2019s votes for the Kopa Trophy, which was won by Lamine Yamal, have sparked debate among fans. Messi ranked Yamal as his top pick, followed by Pau Cubarsi in second and Alejandro Garnacho in third.<\/p>\n
The choice of Yamal over Garnacho has generated plenty of discussion. Barcelona fans, in particular, have praised Messi\u2019s selection, calling it a natural decision to choose the best player. However, some believe that Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s influence may have played a role in Messi\u2019s voting.<\/p>\n
One fan, Camp, defended Messi\u2019s decision, saying, \u201cMessi has credibility; he picked the best, and that was Lamine Yamal.\u201d Another fan, Sonar, pointed out, \u201cMessi is Argentine, but his blood runs through Barcelona, so Lamine Yamal was his first choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the other hand, some fans, like Kieran, speculated that Ronaldo\u2019s presence is still on Messi\u2019s mind. He suggested, \u201cIt seems that Cristiano Ronaldo is still on Messi\u2019s mind, Alejandro Garnacho was left out because of his admiration for Ronaldo.\u201d Gabriel shared a similar view, saying, \u201cMessi didn\u2019t like Garnacho\u2019s admiration for Ronaldo, so he chose Lamine Yamal instead.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the Kopa Trophy, there\u2019s been talk about how close Lamine Yamal came to challenging Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland in the 2024 Ballon d\u2019Or race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lionel Messi\u2019s votes for the Kopa Trophy, which was won by Lamine Yamal, have sparked debate among fans. Messi ranked Yamal as his top pick, followed by Pau Cubarsi in second and Alejandro Garnacho in third. The choice of Yamal over Garnacho has generated plenty of discussion. Barcelona fans, in particular, have praised Messi\u2019s selection, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":25612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n