Another interesting thought from legend Buffon, I'm a bit surprised he didn't root for his fellow goalkeeper Neuer to win the Ballon d'Or. But who agrees with him? Read what he said after the cut.
"For me, Cristiano Ronaldo will probably win, and he deserves it," the veteran shot-stopper told
"Even if he had not won the Champions League, I think that you need to reward the strongest player at the moment.
"But, without prejudice, I think that the greatest player of all remains Messi, because when he's at 100 per cent he is sublime to watch.
"But there's not a great difference between the two. They're very close and just a small decline is enough to put one above or below the other.
"Ronaldo in these last two years has been incredible, decisive and professional."
Buffon, of course, finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 2006, only losing out to World Cup-winning team-mate Fabio Cannavaro.
The Bianconeri skipper was proud of his efforts that year but humbly insisted that his ex-Juve colleague was a more worthy recipient of the award.
"Nobody remembers who finishes second, particularly in sport," he joked. "But I tried to take a little pride out of it, though, because that second place came from making a lot of sacrifices.
"However, on that occasion, Fabio deserved to win it more than me."
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