12 footballers who could have won the Ballon d’Or if Messi and Ronaldo were never born

6. Neymar

Even though Neymar is strike partner to Messi at Barcelona, and also the captain of the Brazilian national team, he still couldn’t break the hold Ronaldo and Messi had on the coveted award. In 2015 he became the 6^th player to come third in a ranking that had either Messi or Ronaldo or both in it.

7. Antione Griezmann

After having a fantastic 2016 and getting into two finals one in the UEFA Champions league and the other in UEFA EURO competition, the Atletico Madrid and France striker became the 7^th different player to come third in the top 3 containing Ronaldo or Messi or Both