5 football superstars who have picked their Ballon d'Or top three

#3 Sergio Ramos

Ramos was recently voted for the ninth time in FIFA's best XI

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has had his pick on the top three players who deserve the prestigious award.

The defender picked Barcelona's Lionel Messi, former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, and Luka Modric as his top three contenders.

Speaking of the award, Ramos said,

"Looking at the level of the players, you could give the Ballon d'Or to Messi, Cris or Luka, all of them would be just winners"

"When it was given to Messi it could also have been given to Andres Iniesta or Xavi and so I would give it to Modric"

Ramos was recently voted for the ninth time in FIFA's best XI equaling Andres Iniesta as the Spanish player who has achieved the feat the most times.

Speaking of the achievement, he said,

"This is my ninth award and it is a privilege to equal Iniesta. We are the Spaniards who have won it most, it is an award for effort and it is worth fighting for"