The former striker believes no player is on the level of star turns at Barcelona and Real Madrid, but has tipped two French youngsters to challenge
Former Barcelona star Hristo Stoichkov expects Lionel Messi and his Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo to continue dominating the Ballon d'Or landscape despite the pair approaching the twilight of their illustrious careers.
World football's biggest individual prize has been dominated by Messi and Ronaldo for the past decade, with the Argentine crowned as the best player in the world on five occasions, while Ronaldo has earned the accolade four times.
The last year in which neither superstar clinched the award was 2007, when Kaka was crowned the world's best player.