Ballon d'Or Power Ranking: October 2019

#8 Neymar

Love him or hate him, Neymar's talent is out of this world

You just can't keep this guy out of the news. Whether it be sulking to get a return to Barcelona sanctioned or scoring absolute worldies in front of a Paris Saint-Germain fanbase who are predisposed to booing him, Neymar Jr. is a headline maker and will continue to be so as he kicks on to enchant us with the magic at his feet.

Following his return to the PSG first team - he was cast out for being a pain in the neck during the summer - Neymar began in style, scoring the Ligue 1 champions' winning goal against Strasbourg. He repeated that feat in the subsequent game against Olympique Lyon.

Neymar was unstoppable in PSG's match against Bordeaux where he once again scored the lone goal and secured yet another 3 points for his side.

About the author

Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram