{"id":298197,"date":"2023-11-04T13:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298197"},"modified":"2023-11-04T13:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:24:41","slug":"lionel-messi-snubbed-jude-bellingham-in-the-kopa-trophy-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-snubbed-jude-bellingham-in-the-kopa-trophy-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi &apos;SNUBBED Jude Bellingham in the Kopa Trophy vote&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi &#8216;SNUBBED Jude Bellingham in the Kopa Trophy vote&#8217; as the choices of former Ballon d&#8217;Or winners including Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho are revealed&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Lionel Messi reportedly chose two other players over Jude Bellingham in his vote<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Former Ballon d&#8217;Or winners cast votes for the best player under 21 in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u00a0Big debates on Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi reportedly voted for Jamal Musiala and Pedri over Jude Bellingham in the Kopa Trophy vote, it has been revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-two former Ballon d&#8217;Or winners are given the opportunity to rank three candidates in their vote for the world&#8217;s best player under the age of 21. Their first preference is given three points, their second preference two, and their third preference one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bellingham was voted in as the winner by the jury, becoming the first Englishman to claim the prize since its launch in 2018, with Jamal Musiala and Pedri behind him.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 12 former Ballon d&#8217;Or winners whose votes have been unveiled, only Messi and Karim Benzema did not rank him as their leading talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano tweeted out Messi&#8217;s precise voting and All Football\u00a0have reported the full votes of 12 of the 32 jury members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77398209-0-image-m-83_1699102470793.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi voted for Jamal Musiala as his Kopa Trophy winner, with Jude Bellingham his third choice<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77398223-0-image-a-84_1699102590969.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham won the prize and was picked as the first choice of ten of the 12 jury members whose votes have been revealed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77398297-0-image-a-85_1699102656518.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho both picked Jude Bellingham as their favourite for the award<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77398333-0-image-a-86_1699102799337.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich youngster Jamal Musiala was Messi&#8217;s first preference to win the coveted prize<\/p>\n<h3>Reported Kopa Trophy votes<\/h3>\n<p><span>L<\/span><span>ionel Messi&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Musiala<\/p>\n<p>2. Pedri<\/p>\n<p>3. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p><span>Zinedine Zidane&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Jude Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Pedri<\/p>\n<p>3. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p><span>Ronaldinho&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p>3. Pedri<\/p>\n<p><span>Luka Modric&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p>3. Gavi<\/p>\n<p><span>Karim Benzema&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p>2. Pedri<\/p>\n<p>3. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p><span>Ronaldo Nazario&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Musiala<\/p>\n<p>3. Balde<\/p>\n<p><span>Luis Figo&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Antonio Silva<\/p>\n<p>3. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p><span>Marco Van Basten&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Pedri<\/p>\n<p>3. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p><span>Oleg Blokhin&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Gavi<\/p>\n<p>3. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p><span>Andriy Shevchenko&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p>3. Pedri<\/p>\n<p><span>Fabio Cannavaro&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Camavinga<\/p>\n<p>3. Pedri<\/p>\n<p><span>Kak\u00e1&#8217;s vote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>2. Musiala<\/p>\n<p>3. Balde<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Benzema had Eduardo Camavinga as his first choice, followed by Pedri and Bellingham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldinho had Bellingham ahead of Camavinga and Pedri.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo Nazario placed Bellingham before Jamal Musiala and Alejandro Balde.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Messi scooped up his eighth Ballon d&#8217;Or in a historic night for the game in which Manchester City players featured prominently after their Treble win.<\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland came second and was awarded the Gerd Muller Trophy for Best Striker, though many felt he could have won the main prize after a 52-goal season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola revealed that his striker was &#8216;really pleased&#8217; to compete for the award, and backed him to win it in the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12710035\/Lionel-Messi-SNUBBED-Jude-Bellingham-Kopa-Trophy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi &#8216;SNUBBED Jude Bellingham in the Kopa Trophy vote&#8217; 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