10 footballers who were unlucky to be playing in the Ronaldo-Messi Era

#1 Andres Iniesta

Andres Iniesta

Probably the most talented player to have never won the ballon dor. Andres Iniesta is one of those kinds of footballers whom no one seems to hate. The Spanish maestro has been one of the most skilfull footballers to ever grace the football pitch.

Iniesta might have transformed into a central midfielder in the latter stages of his career but it was as an attacking midfielder that the world witnessed the masterclass of Barcelona legend.

Iniesta came through the ranks from the famous La Masia academy and established himself as a top midfielder at Barcelona, winning numerous titles.

The classy player from Catalonia scored the most important goal in Spain's football history when he scored past Maarten Stekelenburg to win Spain's 1st world cup title.

Andres Iniesta is one of the few players to have won a treble twice doing so in 2009 and 2015 with Barcelona.

Iniesta came close to winning the ballon dor title twice in his career- first in 2010 when he was the runner-up as Lionel Messi claimed the award and then in 2012 when he came third in the final standings.

Often hailed as one of the greatest playmakers of all time, Iniesta would have surely claimed the ballon dor title if he played in some other era.