Football pundit, Mark Goldbridge has disagreed with Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand for backing Lamine Yamal to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
to win this year’s Ballon d’Or.
The Englishman spoke following Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final first leg 3-3 draw with Inter Milan on Wednesday.
However, Goldbridge disagreed with Ferdinand, insisting that the likes of Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele deserved the Ballon d’Or this year ahead of Yamal.
According to him, both players have been better than the Spain winger this term.
Taking to X, Goldbridge said: “Yamal is sensational but the mainstream coverage of him and handing him the Ballon d’Or is so insulting.
“[Barca teammate] Raphinha is having an immense season and so is [Ousmane] Dembele at PSG. Less Rio sensationalism and more realism in the analysis please.”;
