Diego Maradona has endorsed Manuel Neuer's Ballon d'Or credentials. "Neither Messi nor Ronaldo are my choice: my candidate is Neuer, who did more to merit the award", the Argentinian legend stated on Cuban radio.
"Ronaldo and Messi took it easy [in 2014]", added Maradona, who is the latest high-profile figure to wade into the debate over who should capture the biggest individual honour in world football, which will be handed out on 12th January.
Ronaldo and Messi have won the accolade twice and four times respectively, while Neuer - who lifted the 2014 World Cup with Germany in Brazil and also tasted Bundesliga and German Cup glory with Bayern Munich - is bidding to claim it for the first time. The 28-year-old is also looking to become the first German to be awarded the Ballon d'Or since Lothar Matthäus in 1990 and to end an even longer run since a goalkeeper last took the prize.
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