26 October,2016 08:34 AM IST | | IANS
Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry yesterday billed Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoinne Griezmann and Gareth Bale as top contenders to win the Ballon d'Or this year
Sourav Ganguly (left) takes a selfie as Nita Ambani (centre) and Thierry Henry strike a pose before an ISL-3 match at Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in Kolkata yesterday. Pic/Sportzpics
Kolkata: Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry yesterday billed Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoinne Griezmann and Gareth Bale as top contenders to win the Ballon d'Or this year.
"One of Bale, Leo, Ronaldo and Griezmann could win the Ballon d'Or, Henry said.
France Football, the magazine that founded the prestigious individual honour given to the best player of the year, released a probables list on Monday.
Messi and Ronaldo have finished first and second in each of the past five years.
"Those guys are just abnormal. I've never seen players like them before and I am sure you've never seen before.
"They score what 50 goals 60 goals, 90 goals a season. It is irrelevant asking if defenders before would have stopped them and not fair on defenders of their time. We will never know that."
