Barcelona winger Raphinha finished 5th in the 2025 Ballon d’Or voting, and the football world is in an uproar. Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé won the award, followed by Lamine Yamal, Vitinha and Mohamed Salah,

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Raphinha ended in 5th place in the 2025 Ballon d'Or, and Neymar didn't doubt to react with a sharp message: "It's a joke."

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Former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has made his feelings clear about the 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings, calling his Brazil teammate Raphinha’s fifth-place finish 'a huge joke'.

The assistant argued that the 2026 World Cup will be the last one left for South America; and for this reason, he wants to see the Brazilian star with the trophy. “It’s a great opportunity for the greats who haven’t achieved it. In the last World Cup, we all wanted Messi to win,” he stated.

"He is a decisive player for the Brazilian Selecao. We don't have another player like Neymar," Ronaldo, who twice won the World Cup with Brazil, said during a publicity event in Sao Paulo alongside his compatriot.

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