Ronaldo names five players who never won but deserved the Ballon d'Or

Two-time Ballon d'Or winner and Brazil legend, Ronaldo Nazario de Lima has named the five players who he believes deserved to win the Ballon d'Or but never did.

The former Real Madrid and Barcelona star said that it was unfair that these stars had never won the award, Marca reports.

"[Alessandro] Del Piero, [Francesco] Totti, [Paolo] Maldini, Raul Gonzalez... and I think Roberto Carlos, too, because he was twice behind me in the voting,"

Ronaldo said during a chat with Del Piero."I think these players deserved [the Ballon d'Or]."

Raul came close to winning it in 2001 when Michael Owen received the award after clinching a treble with Liverpool.

Maldini almost managed to get it twice in 1994 and 2003, while Del Piero and Totti never made the podium.

Ronaldo won his first award in Ballon d'Or in 1997 while the second came five years later in 2002.

Source: Marca