Antoine Griezmann surprisingly names Jamie Vardy alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the third best player in the world
French international believes Ronaldo tops Messi in 2016 after his success with Real Madrid and Portugal
ANTOINE GRIEZMANN ranked Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the top two players in the world - but his third pick seems plain mad.
The Atletico Madrid man named Ronaldo ahead of rival Messi after he won both the Champions League and the Euro 2016.
But with Ronaldo and Messi inevitably taking up the first two spots, Griezmann surprisingly picked JAMIE VARDY as his third choice.
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Speaking to , the Frenchman said: "Cristiano Ronaldo first, as he’s won two titles, then Lionel Messi because he’s unique and after that maybe Jamie Vardy for winning the English title with Leicester.
"Ronaldo and Messi are two monsters, two legends. In 10 years, the world will say that no-one will ever be able to equal them.
"I’m going to try and get as close as possible and to continue to raise my level each year to become the best player possible."
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Ronaldo's Champions League and Euro 2016 success saw Griezmann come out as a runner up with both Atleti and France and the forward admitted he initially struggled to cope with the heartache.
He added: "After the final of the Euros, I had a difficult week thinking about the final of the Champions League and the European Championship.
"It was hard to sleep but eventually we got used to it and we’ll try to win a trophy [this season] to forget about it."
