Barcelona winger Raphinha has admitted that he was disillusioned to not win the Ballon d’Or this 12 months.
Raphinha made the comment forward of Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League conflict with Membership Brugge on Wednesday.
The Brazil worldwide completed in fifth place within the 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings, behind Ousmane Dembélé, Lamine Yamal, Vitinha, and Mohamed Salah.
“Sure, I had excessive expectations of profitable the Ballon d’Or, and sure, I used to be disillusioned, however on the similar time, it taught me humility and perspective,” Raphinha stated, as quoted by TouchlineX.
“The Ballon d’Or is a person award, however soccer is a group sport. Once I have a look at all the things I achieved with Barcelona and Brazil, I realise how a lot I’ve to be glad about as an alternative of disillusioned.
“That motivates me to maintain working laborious, to continue to grow, and hopefully I’ll have one other alternative to struggle for the highest spot sooner or later.”
