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Cristiano Ronaldo believes his rivalry with Lionel Messi has plenty of distance left to run after scooping the Best FIFA Men's Player award in London. Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo was honoured at the gala after a poll of international head coaches, captains and members of the media saw him come out ahead of Barcelona counterpart Messi, with Brazil and PSG forward Neymar in third. Speaking to reporters at London Palladium, Ronaldo initially sought to play down the rivalry before apparently laying down a long-term challenge to the 30-year-old Messi.   "I don't compete with Leo," he said. "He is a player, who is in the same era. He won five times. I won five times too — individual awards for the best in the world.  So things are as they are. Obviously, I am happy because, as I said before, I am at the best club in the world.  I have had the opportunity to demonstrate that I am at a very high level during the last few years. And I am stil...

Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain in an attempt to escape from Lionel Messi’s shadow and become the best player in the world.  The Brazilian was greeted by much fanfare in Paris, and he quickly shone on the pitch. Yet Neymar enjoys certain privileges that may not sit well with the rest of the PSG squad and coach Unai Emery. French newspaper Le Parisien states that the former-Barcelona player arrived at Parc des Princes with the air of a star and that the internal rules do not always apply to him. Some of Neymar’s privileges are minor details. For example, he travelled to Marseille for the recent Ligue 1 match with a suitcase that he sponsors, while the rest of the squad carried navy blue, club regulation bags. Neymar, who was named part of the FIFPro World XI along with PSG team-mate Dani Alves, has two personal physiotherapists. Le Parisien also reveals that instructions are passed on to prevent Neymar getting hurt in training. He has previous form fo...