According to Sports Illustrated, Inter Miami Argentine striker Lionel Messi chose the Spanish forward of "Barcelona" during the Raymond Copa Cup (up to 21 years old). Armsport.am writes about this.
"Al-Nasri" Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo abstained from voting.
Unlike the "Golden Ball", the winner of the Copa Cup is not the journalists, but the former "Golden Ball" laureates. This year, 27 football players took part in the voting. The vast majority of voters, including Messi, Modric, Zidane, Benzema and Kaka, have put the player in the first place.
Only Roberto Bajo, Rud Gulit and Pavel Nedwez, chose only Roberto Bajo and Pavel Nedwed on the French midfielder Yamali.