They revealed the three votes of Lionel Messi for the election of the Kopa Trophy that Pedri won

Not only Lionel Messi participate in Golden Ball and the awards given by the magazine France Football when he goes up to receive the award. The Argentine star of 34 years He is also one of the jurors in the election of the Kopa Trophy, an award that since 2018 the French sports magazine has given to the best minor footballer of 21 years in the world, which this year was won by Pedri gonzalez.

When Pedri took the stage to take this distinction named after Raymond Kopa, the first French player to win the Ballon d’Or, remembered Messi in his speech and thanked him for his help. “I want to thank Barça, the people who have supported me, the captains like Messi. Thank you for what you helped me “, said. That sincere display of affection was probably also for the votes that helped him win the award.

The thing is Leo messi is a jury of the Kopa Trophy because it is one of the 32 former winners of the Ballon d’Or and gave the vote of maximum score (3 units) to Pedri, with whom he only shared one season in the Barça but in which they got along wonderfully.

The relationship between Messi and Pedri is very good, and it was noticed during the ceremony that took place in Paris. Before starting the act, the Rosario star approached the private area where the young Spanish midfielder from 19 years for greet your whole family, one by one. He also stayed in the room for a while to chat briefly with him and give him encouraged to return in top condition from his injury.

The other vows of Leo messi they went for Nuno mendes and Jude Bellingham. To the Portuguese side of 19 years, who is his companion in the Paris Saint Germian, gods two points; while at the wheel of the English Borussia Dortmund awarded him only one point.

Pedri added a total of 89 points and left Bellingham in second place (39), while the German Jamal Musiala came in third place (38). The previous winners of this award that began to be awarded three years ago, when France Football parted ways with FIFA, They were Matthijs de Ligt (2019) and Kylian Mbappé (2018). In 2020, it was decided not to award any awards because the pandemic of COVID-19 prevented the normal development of the soccer leagues of the world.

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