Potential Candidates for the Ballon d'Or - The heir to the Messi-Ronaldo reign

#10 Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona, 25)

Nicknamed 'The Kid', he lets his feet do the talking

He is a creative little magician, evident from his exploits at Liverpool, where he developed into a fine attacking midfielder. His rawness at Inter Milan has gradually paved way to greatness and the whole world watches with anticipation when he has the ball at his feet.

Recently purchased by Barcelona for 142 million dollars to add fuel to their midfield, he is quite capable of providing perfect through balls for strikers to pounce upon, as well as curling the ball from outside the box into the goal.

He is also a vital cog-wheel in the Brazilian team and is also looking for World Cup glory this time out in Russia, with Brazil being one of the firm-favorites to win the title. A few more major trophies and goals would eventually make it easier for him to win the much-coveted trophy.