Neymar Can Succeed Messi, Ronaldo, Says Alex Ferguson

Barcelona's Messi and Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the FIFA World Player of the Year award in recent years.

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Barcelona star Neymar may have the potential to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player in the world, but he's not quite there yet. He told ESPN: "The boy Neymar gets a lot of publicity about the potential he's got, but I think that's still to be seen, still to be fulfilled. Certainly, most people I speak to speak highly of the boy. When I had Anderson at United, he spoke volumes about the boy's ability. So hopefully he'll be the next one who'll produce the type of talent we see in Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo."