The last 9 Ballon d'Or winners if Messi and Ronaldo weren't around

Patrick Power 6 years ago 9.9k |

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Ronaldo has four awards and Messi five. Who will lift it in 2017? AFP
Ronaldo has four awards and Messi five. Who will lift it in 2017? AFP
Two of the best footballers ever. They have spent the last decade in a two-man battle for the coveted award, leaving nothing for other fantastic players at the time. Here are the stars who would have won the Ballon d'Or if Messi and Ronaldo hadn't existed.