4 player duos who can take forward the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry

#1 Neymar - Eden Hazard

This duo could be the immediate successors to Messi and Ronaldo

Both Neymar and Eden Hazard have already established themselves as important and reliable footballers both for their clubs and their national squads. Both operating on the left flank, Neymar and Hazard are footballers whose talents have already been showcased to the world. They have both lived under the shadow of Messi and Ronaldo and the upcoming few years could be the time for these footballers to be fierce competitors on the world stage.

Although these players are already experienced and may not dominate world football as long as Messi and Ronaldo had dominated, Eden Hazard and Neymar Jr. could well be the immediate successors to the Messi-Ronaldo duo.

Apart from these footballers, there are other talented players such as Mohamed Salah, Gareth Bale, Paulo Dybala and Harry Kane who could also meet the standards set by Ronaldo and Messi in world football.