Cristiano Ronaldo's “small rivalry” with Lionel Messi has made him a better player, claims Iker Casillas, with the Juventus superstar being backed to remain at the top “for a very long time”.
The Portugal international missed out on the latest FIFA Best prize to Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, but he has collected that award on two previous occasions and has five Ballons d’Or to his name.
Only Barcelona icon Messi can claim to have bettered that return, with the mercurial Argentine another of those to have sent records tumbling over the course of a remarkable career.