Because Neymar (26) can no longer be world champion, the Brazilian is out of the running as a candidate and competitor in the fight for the title of world footballer. While Ronaldo won the Champions League with Real, Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain were already in the knockout stages of the premier class. But the French championship will not be enough.
And Lionel Messi? Although he won the Spanish championship with FC Barcelona, his performance at the World Cup was simply too weak for a world footballer.
So who else but Ronaldo should win the title - then for the sixth time? Although Egypt's Mo Salah (26) played a superb season at Liverpool, becoming the top scorer in the Premier League with 32 goals, he did not win a single title. At the World Cup ended for Egypt after three failures after the preliminary round.
In fact, only one player could pull the Golden Ball away from the Portuguese. England's Harry Kane (24).
Although he did not win a title with Tottenham Hotspur like Salah, he still has the chance to score the "Three Lions" as top scorer for the historic second world title. Then, but only then could he knock Ronaldo off the throne.
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