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Barcelona stars Lamine Yamal and Raphinha leading Ballon d’Or race, says Rivaldo

Barcelona stars Lamine Yamal and Raphinha are currently leading the race to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or, according to Rivaldo.

The two players have been in sensational form this season and starred again on Wednesday night in a brilliant Copa del Rey win over Betis.

Rivaldo says that he can’t see anyone better than the two players anywhere in the world right now.

“Right now I don’t see anyone ahead of Lamine and Raphinha in the race to win the Ballon d’Or,” he told Betfair.

“Maybe if we look outside of Spain, Salah is a strong candidate for his season and Vinicius will always be there.