Former Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano says that Lionel Messi is an even better player now than he was when he won his five Ballon d'Ors. Messi, 31 this summer, has not won the prestigious prize since 2015, missing out to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in each of the last two years. However, Mascherano believes that despite not adding to his Ballon d'Or collection, Messi has improved as a player. "It's unlikely we'll ever see a player like Messi again," Mascherano, who swapped Barca for Hebei China Fortune in January, told Mundo Deportivo. "I was lucky to spend a lot of my career playing next to such a unique player. His evolution as a player has been incredible, unbelievable. "He is much better now than when he won the five Ballon d'Ors. You wonder how that's possible, but it's true, he's much better now." An explosive winger and a false No. 9 in past guises, Messi has dropped deeper this season under Er...
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