Yamal's Spain and Barcelona teammate, said in January. "Everyone is their own person and writes their own story." But then he continued: "Lamine, for me, is the best today." There's a hesitance to ...

Not only did he share the same nationality with Messi, but he also played with the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner during his stint at Barcelona ... was the player I understood the best on ...

Balde has been an important player ... one of the best in the world in his position. The Spanish left-back has moved ahead of the likes of Jordi Alba and Marcos Alonso in Barcelona's pecking ...

Just when you thought Barcelona's young superstar had hit ... one word out of the label so often applied to him, the best young player in the world?

Starting with a Sweet 16 broken up into position-based brackets, your vote has set up this clash of the titans for the best player in Green ... Voting will run until 6 p.m. Wednesday.