Neymar was to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d'Or. It didn't happen. The Brazilian inherited third place twice in 2015 and 2017 behind the two multiple winners. A regret for Gianluigi Buffon who believes that the ex-PSG player should have won the same number of Golden Balls as Cristiano Ronaldo.
Neymar was tipped to be one of the successors of Lionel Messi and of Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2011, while he was still playing Santosthe Brazilian was in 10th position in the rankings Ballon d’or. A crazy feat considering the fact that he was not a player from a European club, maximizing his chances of Ballon d’or.
Neymar eternally third in the Ballon d'Or
In 2017, the year of its transfer to €222 million to PSGNeymar closed the ranking podium behind Lionel Messi et Cristiano Ronaldo. His best position. However, the Brazilian star deserved much more if we are to believe the testimony of Gianluigi Buffon to the transalpine press.
“For the player and the boy that he is, he should have won five Ballons d’Or”
Invited to speak through the Corriere della Sera on the best player he played against, Gianluigi Buffon cited Neymar. “Difficult to choose, I played against three generations: Zidane, Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano, Iniesta… Choose one? Neymar. For the player and the boy that he is, he should have won five Ballons d’Or.” Neymar therefore missed out on a career that was much more golden than it was.
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