Check out this crazy list of potential Ballon d’Or winners both past and future if each player could only win once. Manchester United star and World Cup winner included…
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been dominating football for years now, with the Ballon d’Or bouncing back and forth between the La Liga stars. With Barcelona and Real Madrid such giants in European football it’s understandable that they would regularly produce winners, but who would have won the Ballon d’Or each year if any one player could only win the award once?
With Ronaldo and Messi out of the equation who would step up to claim the prestigious title?
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Here are the players who have or would have won the Ballon d’Or over the last decade if each player were only permitted to win once:
2003) Pavel Nedved – Juventus
Nedved was the second Czech player ever to claim the Ballon d’Or. He took the title after carrying Serie A side Juventus to Serie A glory as well as the Champions League final.