Top 10 active footballers apart from Ronaldo and Messi 

#1 Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)

Andres Iniesta: The silent grandmaster of the beautiful game

No other player has been denied of a huge number of personal accolades than the bald-headed genius. In any other era, Andres Iniesta would have easily won two Ballon d'Ors for his exquisite display of skill. However, the agonizing shadows of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have had him concealed in the dark from winning the prestige.

Iniesta boasts the best trophy cabinet amongst the current crop of players after winning every major medal in the sport. And yet, the Ballon d'Or and the recognition as the greatest player of his generation has remained beyond his reach. All he could do was just walk past that prestige number of times, without touching it.

His contributions in the making of Leo Messi cannot be forgotten either. The Argentine may be the greatest in the world, but he certainly owes a large part of his success to the 33-year-old. Without his uncanny ability to conjure a pass in the tightest of circumstances, Barcelona legend could never have reached the mammoth tally of goals he has netter in his career.

With Iniesta already in the twilight of his career, the enigma of how he never wore the most coveted crown will always remain a mystery.