Cristiano Ronaldo will win Ballon d'Or because of his good looks - Barcelona legend

Legendary Barcelona and Bulgarian forward Hristo Stoichkov has said that Cristiano Ronaldo will win the Ballon d’Or this year thanks to his good looks. The Portuguese superstar had another amazing season scoring goals at will and also helping Real Madrid win the Champions League trophy.

With Lionel Messi retiring from international football and Ronaldo’s Portugal currently in Euro 2016 semi-final, the Real Madrid star is considered to be the favourite for the Ballon d’Or award this year. Ronaldo was beaten to the award by Lionel Messi last year with Neymar coming third. Ronaldo and Messi have dominated the Ballon d’Or in the last 8 years with Messi winning 5 and Ronaldo winning 3.

Hristo Stoichkov also added two more names to the players capable of winning the Ballon d’Or. Speaking to Spanish radio station Cadena Cope, Stoichkov said:

"Griezmann is blowing everyone away and playing some spectacular football," Stoichkov said."But they'll probably give it to Cristiano Ronaldo again for being guapo[handsome]!"When asked about Gareth Bale’s chances, Stoichkov said:the 50-year-old Bulgarian said only if Wales "reach the final."The comment will not go down well with Ronaldo and it will be interesting to see how Ronaldo responds to Stoichkov’s comments.