KYLIAN MBAPPE MISSES OUT AS NEYMAR NAMES REAL MADRID STARS AS HIS TOP THREE CANDIDATES TO WIN THE BALLON D'OR
Blancos claimed domestic & European crowns
Bellingham & Vinicius starred for them
Mbappe making his way to the Bernabeu in 2024
WHAT HAPPENED?
France international Mbappe, who is Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer and will be joining Real Madrid as a free agent this summer, finished third in the Golden Ball vote for 2023 – behind Erling Haaland and eight-time winner Lionel Messi. That is a spot that Neymar has filled on two previous occasions, as he missed out to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Neymar has been asked to do just that by Brazilian journalist Isabela Pagliari. Unsurprisingly, a man with more goals for his country than any other focused much of his attention on Real Madrid aces that savoured La Liga and Champions League glory in 2023-24. Neymar said: “Vinicius Junior is first, Rodrygo and [Jude] Bellingham are joint second.”
