Neymar will be best next year: Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two best players in the world right now but Neymar will eclipse them both next year, former Brazil striker Ronaldo said.

FIFA will release the names of the three finalists for the Ballon d'Or on Monday, with the choice of world's best player to be announced on Jan 11.

Brazilians have featured heavily in the voting over the past 20 years with Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka lifting the trophy eight times between 1994 and 2007.