Iniesta deserved to win the Ballon d'Or. To win it, you have to be lucky that the attackers have not done so well. If Messi and Ronaldo score 50 or 60 goals, they will always give it to them.
Modric is spectacular, but Messi has no comparison with Luka or anyone.
If the Ballon d'Or was fair, Xavi would have won five or six. He deserves all the respect in the world.
Messi is one of the best in the world.
The Ballon d'Or has never been something that I've missed.
Of course I would like to play with Cristiano Ronaldo - he is a great player.
Zidane is a very great player, a very calm player.
I always dream about winning the Ballon d'Or.
When I was a child, sitting in front of the campfire, I wished that I could win the Ballon d'Or.
My first hero to wear the number 10 shirt was Ronaldinho.
What can you say about Messi? A guy who has won five Ballon d'Ors, four Champions Leagues and has scored 97 goals in a year. There is no need to win a World Cup to certify that talent.
Winning the Ballon d’Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United.
Of course, it is my goal to win the Ballon d'Or, but I am not going to kill myself for it.
For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d'Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He's in a different league.
Messi won 3 Ballons d'Or and is competing for another one. He will be the best player in the world until he retires.
If people only knew how much I respect Cristiano Ronaldo. I will repeat it to make myself clear: I respect Cristiano Ronaldo.
The best player I have ever played with? That's Ronaldo, il Fenomeno.
I like Bayern and I think I can win titles with Bayern to reach the highest technical level of my career, to go for the Ballon d'Or, the Champions League, the Club World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo has done massive things in both the Premier League and in the Champions League, but Messi is the best though and I am convinced that next year he will win the Ballon d'Or.
When I was a player, I wanted to win the Ballon d'Or, but I knew my characteristics; I knew that it was impossible.
Obviously, I'm honoured to be mentioned as a candidate to win the Ballon d'Or, but the only way I can influence it is to just focus on playing well.
I know some people expected me to be a Ballon d'Or winner.
To me, Messi, Neymar and Suarez are among the three best players in the world.
Messi is incredible and his history in football is marvellous.
Everyone knows that Milan is a historic team: they've won seven Champions Leagues; they've had a lot of strong players and a lot of Ballons d'Or.
