Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo need to compete for their own Golden Ball, says Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, with everybody else left to battle it out for a different prize.
Barcelona’s talismanic skipper landed the sixth Ballon d’Or of his remarkable career in 2019, with Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk edged into a runner-up spot.
Juventus superstar Ronaldo, who has five successes to his name, finished third in the vote and now finds himself chasing down an eternal rival once more.
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Ramos, who spent many productive years working alongside a Portuguese icon in Madrid, admits that two all-time greats should probably be judged differently to the rest of the world.