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Ramin Yamal (18, Barcelona), dubbed 'Messi's Advent', has to play on the top stage for the next 16 years to catch up with Cristiano Ronaldo (40, Al Nasr).
On the 25th (local time), the soccer media "Score 90" compared Ronaldo and Yamal's number of Ballon d'Or candidates to mark the announcement of the 2025 Ballon d'Or candidate.
Ronaldo was nominated for the Ballon d'Or for the first time in 2004 when he was in the first period of Manchester United, and was nominated 18 times in total as he returned to Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Manchester United in 2022.
Yamal was first nominated for the Ballon d'Or in 2024, and was nominated for the second consecutive year this year.
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"Score 90" praised Ronaldo's achievements as a Ballon d'Or candidate every year until 2041, saying, "In order for Yamal to catch up with Ronaldo's number of Ballon d'Or candidates, he must be nominated for Ballon d'Or every year until 2041.
Yamal, who celebrated his 18th birthday in July, will turn 34 in 2041. It is highly likely that he is still playing as an active player, but in order to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or, he must consistently show off his top performance without any major injuries every season.
Ronaldo, who won the second-most 5 Ballon d'Or of all time, has not been nominated for the Ballon d'Or for the last three years in a row since leaving for Saudi Arabia, but fought for it until he was 37.
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Yamal cut off the first tape well for now. He appeared like a comet in 2024 and ranked eighth in the final ranking of the Ballon d'Or. He beat Tony Cross (Real at the time), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), and Phil Foden (Man City).
This year's Ballon d'Or, which selects the best player based on the 2024-2025 season's performance award, is considered a strong candidate along with Usman Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain). Yamal exploded with 18 goals and 25 assists (55 games) throughout Spain's Primera Liga and the European Champions League in the 2024-2025 season, and won the La Liga and Copadelay double championship.
Yamal is the youngest ever and is aiming for the winner's position from Barcelona six years after winning Lionel Messi (current Inter Miami) in 2019.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
