Not many players in the world would have the privilege of being named by Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi to succeed them as the best players after the two greats retire from football.
Their stay at the top of the world has been truly documented. They have enjoyed being named the best players in the world for well over a decade and share ten Ballon d’Or awards between them.
Many expect their reign to come to an end in the next couple of years as they enter the wrong side of 30 this year and may not be in pole position for the global awards. But who succeeds them?
Ronaldo has identified a few he thinks will be primed to dominate football for years to come.
The five-time Ballon d’Or holder spoke to World Soccer and is reported by AS in Spain who say the Portugal legend named Real Madrid teammate Marco Asensio as a real candidate for the top player award next season.
He did not stop there. He mentioned Paris Saint Germain, Barcelona and Manchester United wonder boys Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Marcus Rashford as the future of world football.
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard was not left out as he remains one of the best players in the world.
