5 reasons why Neymar should win the Ballon d’Or

#1 Time to look to the future

Will Neymar be the harbinger of change?

This is an extension of the earlier point. See, the thing is, I have nothing against the Portuguese captain and Argentina captain winning the award, but they have won it for so long that things aren't interesting anymore.

It is also not that the duo deserved it in all the years that they won. In 2010, any one of Wesley Sneijder or Andres Iniesta should have won it and in 2013, Ribery was perhaps more deserving than the two. But they weren’t acknowledged, simply because we are slaves to habit.

Habit is something that is very difficult to kill, this is why they say that old habits die hard. And this is as old a habit as it could get. Cristiano Ronaldo has been in terrible form this season and Messi hasn’t won enough this year.

The same could be said about Neymar when it comes to winning team accolades this season, but here’s the thing, right: they are all on the same pedestal with something lacking here and there, so why not we just look to the future and let go of the past?

And giving Neymar the award would be a good start.