{"id":3307,"date":"2025-08-19T23:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/raphinha-and-his-ballon-or-nomination-his-words-about-this-great-opportunity_314243_102\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T00:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:14:00","slug":"raphinha-and-his-ballon-or-nomination-his-words-about-this-great-opportunity_314243_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/golden-ball\/raphinha-and-his-ballon-or-nomination-his-words-about-this-great-opportunity_314243_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Raphinha and his Ballon d’Or nomination: his words about this great opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"
If there is a player who starts among the favorites to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or<\/strong>, that is Raphinha<\/strong>. The 28-year-old Brazilian winger had a memorable 2024\/25 season, shining individually with his best season as a professional and, collectively, lifting three of the four titles he competed for with FC Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p> Now, in the lead-up to the gala, which will be held on Monday, September 22 at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet (Paris, France), Rapha<\/em> gave an interview to France Football<\/strong>, the magazine in charge of awarding the prize, where he shared his feelings. The French media shared on its X<\/em> account part of the statements of the native of Porto Alegre about his nomination.<\/p> The former Leeds United<\/strong> player began by assuring that for him “it is already a victory to be among the nominees for the award<\/strong>.” It should be remembered that, in addition to him, the Blaugrana team managed to place among the 30 candidates another three references<\/a>:<\/p> In that line, Raphinha<\/strong> stressed that being on the list of nominees already represents an honor, regardless of the final result:<\/p> “With everything I have experienced in my professional career, being at the gala is already a victory.<\/strong> It is one of the greatest triumphs of my career,” stressed the winger.<\/p> \u2728 Where will Raphinha rank in this year\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or? The international with the Sele\u00e7ao <\/em>did not hide his hunger for glory and made it clear that his goals go beyond the nomination:<\/p> “My goal is to be better than yesterday, better than last season. I am going to give everything to improve myself.”<\/p> <\/blockquote>
Raphinha and his joy for the Ballon d’Or nomination<\/h2>
When we met in January, the Brazilian and Bar\u00e7a star told us that being nominated would be a victory \u2014 but the dream could go further. \ud83c\udf1f
How high do you think he\u2019ll finish?#ballondor<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2VUza3wEiL<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) August 19, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div> Raphinha’s ambition for the new season<\/h2>