Top 10 players apart from Ronaldo and Messi who can win Ballon d'Or

The competition for the FIFA Ballon d’Or has been a two-horse race since 2008, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo taking turns to lay claim to the title of the best footballer of the year, on most occasions with consummate ease. However, competition for the crown has been intensifying in recent years, with a very strong possiblity of the trophy changing hands in the coming seasons.Here are the 10 players most likely to beat Messi and Ronaldo to the Ballon d’Or crown.

#10 Marco Reus

His career might have been blighted by injuries in recent times, but Marco Reus is undoubtedly one of the world’s most exciting talents when in prime fitness. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder familiarised himself with the world’s audience during the 2012 European Championships, and has thereafter grown in leaps and bounds to become one of the most desired attackers in Europe.

Expected to be on multiple shopping lists over the coming transfer seasons, Reus is a prime candidate for the Ballon d’Or if he can step up his game to the next level, with a possible move to a bigger club expected to help grow his stature and his chances.