Lionel Messi's Kepa Trophy votes revealed, he didn't vote Jude Bellingham as No.1 pick

Lionel Messi's votes for the prestigious Kepa Trophy at the Ballon d'Or awards have been revealed.

The 20-year-old claimed the award after being selected by a jury of former Ballon d'Or winners.

Messi, however, did not vote the England international as his No.1 pick.

Bellingham, who has starred for Real Madrid this season, beat the likes of Jamal Musiala and Pedri to claim the coveted individual prize.

The Inter Miami superstar voted Musiala as his No.1 pick. He opted for Pedri before voting for Bellingham, who came in at third.

But the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Luka Modric, Kaka, Fabio Cannavaro, Andriy Shevchenko, Pavel Nedved, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and Ronaldo Nazario all voted for Bellingham as their No.1 vote.

Messi also failed to mention the former Birmingham City youth graduate when naming the future Ballon d'Or contenders.

He said: "The players to compete for the Ballon d’Or in the coming years? There may be a very beautiful rivalry in the coming years with players like Haaland, Mbappe, Vinicius and many young players competing for the Ballon d'Or."

The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner added: "I also think that Lamine Yamal, who is still very young and now plays for Barcelona, ​​will play a prominent role and fight for it in the future too, and certainly there will be others competing for it, new players that we do not know will appear, because there are always new players, and I think it will be a very beautiful era to enjoy.”

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