5 players who can break the Messi-Ronaldo duopoly  

#1 Neymar (PSG and Brazil)

Poster boy of Brazilian football, Neymar is the favourite to step into the shoes of the dynamic duo

The overwhelming favourite to break the Messi/Ronaldo duopoly and talisman of the Seleção, Neymar has been thought about as the saviour of Brazilian football ever since his early days at Santos & the dynamic guy is surely living up to these expectations.

With his silky touches, close control, mazy dribbling skills and infectious personality, the wonder boy from Mogi das Cruzes has everything in his locker to become the best player in the world.

After his very controversial move to FC Barcelona which led to the imprisonment of former club president Sandro Rosell and the tax dodging cases in Spanish & Brazilian courts, Neymar’s very effective partnership with Messi and Luis “El Pistolero” Suarez helped disabuse the notion that he was a Youtube stat padder who could not hack it at the biggest stages.

His world record move to PSG is the hallmark of a player who believes in his own abilities and wants to be front & centre stage doing his own thing.

Neymar’s stats at club and national level are staggering for a player yet to hit his 30s. He has become the centrepiece of a Brazilian team that is looking better than ever under coach Tite’s guidance and will be carrying the hopes of his football mad-nation as he did at the 2016 Rio Olympics.