Barca star picks Cristiano Ronaldo as the favorite to win Ballon d’Or
Barca star Neymar believes Cristiano Ronaldo is certain to win Ballon d’Or, after winning Champions League and Euro 2016.
Ronaldo played a crucial role in Real Madrid Champion league success last season, and he inspired Portugal to their first European trophy.
And Neymar thinks Ronaldo’s success with club and Country has made him front-runner to claim FIFA player of the year.
Barca star picks Cristiano Ronaldo as the favorite to win Ballon d’Or
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“Winning titles plays a big role in the race for the Ballon d’Or,” Neymar told Lance!.
“Ronaldo won the Champions League and now Euro 2016 as well. So I reckon he is in a good position.
“Plus Ronaldo is a great player. I have no qualms in saying that.”
While, Neymar has offered support to his Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, following his trouble with Spanish authorities.
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“Football without Messi and Messi without football is not something that should be combined. Everyone who likes football wants to see the best on the pitch,” he continued.
“When I came to Barca and I saw Messi or later, Luis Suarez, I felt like I was in a video game. It’s hard to take when your idols are in the same place as you.
“Do I speak Catalan? No. I understand a lot, but can only say a few words. It’s a mixture of French and Spanish.”
Neymar also speaks about his decision to play in Olympics.
“It was more or less my choice. Barca didn’t want me to play both competitions and asked me to pick one. I chose the Olympics with [Gilmar Rinaldi, co-ordinator of the Brazil teams] and Dunga [the-then Coach],” Neymar revealed, AS reports.
“Sometimes you have friction with your club but with Barcelona it all ended well. They let me pick which championship and I opted for the Olympics.”