Former Real Madrid and Juventus star Fabio Cannavaro has revealed who he thinks will walk away with this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or crown.
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The Italian World Cup winner is only the third defender to have won the prestigious trophy, back in 2006.
Cannavaro believes the three players who have been nominated for this year's crown are the world's best, and that they could go on to dominate this award for years to come.
"Messi and Ronaldo are the best, but now another phenomenon has arrived on the scene, Neymar," he told Spanish radio station Cadena SER.
"Between the three of them, they'll go on winning the Ballon d'Or for many years to come."
The defender also shared his reaction to claiming the award in 2009, having not expected to win it at all.
"I never thought I would win it," he added.
"Some may see it as right and others not, but, at the end of the day, the Ballon d'Or is in my dining room."
The 42-year-old also feels that the likes of Andres Iniesta and Paolo Maldini deserved to win the award at some point in their careers.
"Iniesta would be a worthy Ballon d'Or winner. In Italy, players like Maldini, Buffon and Baresi have never won it. If Messi and Ronaldo score 50 or 60 goals, they will always give it to them."
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