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- Updated: January 6, 2017
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba believes there is still time in Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s career for the Swedish icon to win the Best FIFA Men’s Player award—breaking the long-term monopoly of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The La Liga superstars are once again on the final short list to win the individual honour, joined by Pogba’s France international colleague Antoine Griezmann. The pair have won the award nine times between them.
Ibrahimovic was a candidate for this year’s award, but he missed out on making it to the final nomination.
Speaking to FIFA.com, the world-record capture said he believes the Red Devils striker or other top stars could win the trophy in the future.
Pogba said:
Of course, there are other players who can do that. We have Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] at Manchester United. Even he could do it. He’s 35 years old, but the way he’s playing, the way he’s scoring goals, you can see that he’s been in the top level for more than ten years. [Eden] Hazard, …
