6 players who can be successors to Cristiano Ronaldo according to Ronaldo himself!

#1 Neymar Jr.

The most expensive player in world football, Neymar is already among the top 3 players in world football at the best moment. The best bet to break the Ronaldo-Messi duopoly on the Ballon d'Or, the Brazilian superstar's move to PSG could see him finally come out of the shadow of Messi and Ronaldo and establish himself as the best player in the world.

25-year-old Neymar is at the peak of his career and if his start to his PSG career is anything to go by, the Brazil superstar is poised to cement his place in the pantheon of football greats. Blessed with great skill, finishing and a penchant for bringing up his best performances at the most crucial times, Neymar in some people's eyes is already the best player in the world.

With the World Cup scheduled to be held in Russia, this could just be the time for Neymar to step up and be counted.

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A Bengaluru lad through and through, Ashwin Hanagudu is a huge fan of Liverpool and unsurprisingly pledges his sworn allegiance to RCB in the IPL. With over 8+ years of experience in this field, Ashwin manages multiple verticals at Sportskeeda and as of July 2024 is the most-read author in the football section.

Apart from his duties at Sportskeeda, Ashwin Hanagudu is also an active table tennis player and has played multiple state ranking and national tournaments representing Karnataka.

A huge sports fan, some of the athletes and sportspersons he admires in no particular order are Virat Kohli, Steven Gerrard, Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu

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