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Mehdi Benatia Challenges Messi’s Ballon d’Or Ranking: ‘Fifth Place After a Year in Miami?’
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Mehdi Benatia Challenges Messi’s Ballon d’Or Ranking: ‘Fifth Place After a Year in Miami?’

Mehdi Benatia, a former Morocco captain and Juventus legend, has publicly questioned Lionel Messi’s fifth-place finish in the Ballon d’Or 2026, calling it ‘undeserved’ after a season spent largely in Miami. With Messi’s international career now over and Harry Kane’s historic win, the debate over the award’s fairness has intensified.

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