Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez hits back at treatment of teammate at Ballon d'Or ceremony

02.11.2023 - 19:33 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Lisandro Martinez has hit back at the treatment of Emi Martinez at the Ballon d'Or ceremony after the goalkeeper was booed as he went to collect an award.

The Ballon d'Or ceremony was held in Paris on Tuesday night with Lionel Messi beating out competition from Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe to claim the reward for a record eighth time.

However, the Ballon d'Or wasn't the only prize given out that night. Barcelona star Aitana Bonmati claimed the Ballon d'Or Feminin, Jude Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy for the best young player of the year award and, in a controversial decision, Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez won the Yashin Trophy.

Martinez edged past the treble-winning Ederson to claim the trophy with his exploits in the World Cup earning him the award. READ MORE: There's Only One Bobby Charlton - pre-order your copy here READ MORE: Dalot and Martial poor - United player ratings Alongside Messi, Martinez was crucial in helping Argentina lift the World Cup for the third time in the nation's history in Qatar last year.

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World Champions Argentina edged out rivals Brazil 1-0 in an ill-tempered World Cup qualifier at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The kick-off of was delayed by around 30 minutes on Tuesday after clashes between Brazil and Argentina supporters. The much-anticipated clash between South American football's two superpowers was due to kick off at 9.30pm local time (00:30 GMT Wednesday) but was held up after disturbances in the stands. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez tried to jump into the seating area at one stage to confront a baton-wielding Brazilian police officer.

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