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

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.

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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. The thrilling final against France went to a dramatic penalty shoot-out and Martinez's save from Kingsley Coman set Argentina up for victory.

However, Martinez has also made a habit of taunting his opponents in a bid to distract them and that sort of behaviour isn't liked by everybody. As a result, when the goalkeeper headed to the stage to collect his accolade, he was booed and jeered by some members of the audience.

United's Martinez was also a member of the Argentina squad and he has moved to condemn the treatment of his teammate. “Without a doubt it should have been respected: whoever the player is,” the centre-back told TyC Sport.

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