“The former Atletico Madrid forward talked about the competition with the legendary Argentine and Portuguese.”, — write: football.ua
The former Atletico Madrid forward talked about the competition with the legendary Argentine and Portuguese.
Radamel Falcao, Getty Images February 11, 2026, 4:22 p.m
In 2012, the Colombian striker took fifth place in the France Football poll. He was overtaken by Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta and Xavi.
“It is a great honor for me to be around such footballers. I wanted to win the Ballon d’Or, but I am from the generation of Leo and Cristiano. If they had not played in Spain, I would have won the goal-scoring race. I was at my peak at Atlético,” the Colombian publication reports.
Messi won eight Ballon d’Or and Ronaldo five.
It was previously reported that Radamel Falcao has again found a club in Colombia.