
Although it feels rather strange to suggest that neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi are no longer in the running for the Ballon d’Or, the award is in safe hands with Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal hoping to dominate in the foreseeable future. But Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone snubbed the Spaniard when naming the ‘incredible’ player he thought should have won it in September.