Elias V: “Raphina, Dembele, or Salah for Ballon d’Or is the only shortlist that makes sense. Anything else is too influenced by hype or team bias, and that’s coming from a Yamal fanboy.”
Robert F: “Dembele, Salah, Raphinha, Hakimi, Vitinha my top 5.”
Keith K: “Dembele had only 21 goals and 6 assists, playing in a farmers league. That alone should disqualify him…”
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