10 players who should've won the Ballon d'Or

#4 Francesco Totti

Francesco Totti remains one of the most decorated players in Italian football and an iconic one club-man

Francesco Totti was a one-club man. Try wrapping your head around that in this day and age of football. His loyalty and passion towards his club A.S.Roma alone would probably warrant a Ballon d'Or in itself, but Totti was more than loyal, he was an absolute genius on the pitch.

Totti made his senior debut for Roma in 1992 and in a stint lasting 25 years, he etched his name into the sport as one of the best talents of his generation, scoring 307 goals for Roma including 250 in Serie A making the second highest scorer of all time in the league.

He holds several records to his name which includes the most number of goals scored whilst playing for a single club in Seria A, the youngest club captain in Serie A, the oldest goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League.

During his tenure, Totti picked up eight trophies including a Scudetto in the 2000-01 season. On a personal note, he picked up several accolades including the European Golden Shoe, the Serie A Italian Footballer of the year on five occasions and the Golden Foot in 2010.

But regrettably, the Ballon d'Or went amiss for Il Gladiatore.