When asked who his main rivals are, CR7 told France Football: “The same as usual, even if I don’t know if Messi will be on the podium this time.

” Cristiano Ronaldo has listed the five players who he believes are his rivals for this year’s Ballon d’Or. The Portuguese superstar is hoping to claim the prize for the sixth time in his career, but acknowledges that there is plenty of competition this year.

1 Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times Despite being locked in a battle with Lionel Messi for football’s most prestigious individual award over the past ten years, Ronaldo isn’t sure the Argentinian will be in the running this time around. When asked who his main rivals are, CR7 told France Football: “The same as usual, even if I don’t know if Messi will be on the podium this time. “So, let’s say Salah, Modric, Griezmann, Varane, Mbappe – the French in general because they are world champions. “But I will wait and see if all these players are still at the top in ten years, like Messi and I have done, and like we continue to do. “Still there, on the podium, since more than ten years.” Latest Cristiano Ronaldo News Spanish expedition Rating the 23 players to move from the Premier League to Real Madrid cash cow The top 50 most expensive players in the world featuring Liverpool and Spurs stars jinxed Embarrassing Man United stat suggests No.7 shirt is ‘cursed’ since Ronaldo left superstars Messi, Ronaldo and Man United stars among world’s highest-paid athletes Join me ‘I was shocked’ – De Ligt reveals what Ronaldo told him after Nations League final  GREAT GESTURE Ronaldo stops team bus to take pictures with sick fan ROO HEARD ME Wayne Rooney tells Man United who they should sign this summer bet all on red Odds slashed to just 8/11 for Liverpool star to beat Messi to Ballon d’Or BIG GAME PLAYER Every international tournament Ronaldo has scored in with latest hat-trick ruthless ron Ronaldo hat-trick stuns Switzerland to send Portugal to Nations League final SEVENTH HEAVEN Hazard to get Ronaldo’s old shirt number at Real as ?115m move edges closer MASSIVE FEE Spurs ‘approach Real Madrid to sign 27-goal ace’ but told to pay €700m Mo Salah has had a record-breaking 2018 with Champions League finalists Liverpool, while Luka Modric recently won FIFA’s ‘The Best’ award after leading Croatia to the World Cup final and winning the Champions League with Real Madrid.3 xbet.com

Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane and Kylian Mbappe were all instrumental to France’s 2018 World Cup win, though Cristiano Ronaldo is still content with his own achievements. “I said many times, winning a sixth Ballon d’Or is not an obsession,” Ronaldo continued. “And I do not ask the question in these terms. I already know, in my heart of hearts, that I am one of the best players in history.” ” ” 1 Sagna played for Arsenal and Manchester City in a ten-year spell in English football Former Arsenal and Manchester City full-back Bacary Sagna is set to relaunch his career with Italian minnows Benevento.

The Frenchman is a free agent after leaving City in the summer and is said to be extremely keen to kick-start his career once more. Sagna, who won the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2014, made over 260 appearances during a 10-year spell in England. After leaving the Gunners in 2014, the 34-year-old joined City and added the League Cup winners medal to his trophy cabinet in 2016.

The experienced defender found first-team opportunities extremely rare under current City boss Pep Guardiola and eventually left last summer. But, according to Corriere dello Sport, Sagna is set to pen a deal at Benevento. Sagna will have his hands full though, with Benevento rooted to the foot of the table, picking up just seven points from their 21 league matches so far. “