'For quality alone it's obvious that Sergio Ramos should win it': Luis Figo believes it is 'clear' Real Madrid captain should win this year's Ballon d'Or

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Luis Figo believes Sergio Ramos should be crowned the winner of the Ballon d'Or this year. 

The former Barcelona and Real Madrid player believes the Los Blancos skipper is the standout candidate. 

Luka Modric won last year's award and Figo thinks the Croatian's Madrid colleague deserves it this time around.

 The 32-year-old has won the World Cup, two European Championships and four La Liga titles

Luis Figo believes Sergio Ramos should be crowned the winner of the Ballon d'Or this year

'It's clear that Sergio Ramos deserves to win the Ballon d'Or,' Figo explained in an interview with MARCA.

'Being a defender is almost like being a goalkeeper, it's a lot more difficult to win the award, but [Fabio] Cannavaro managed it,' Figo added

'It depends on the moment, on the year, but for quality alone it's obvious that Ramos should win it.'

The award is handed out in December and as Real Madrid are out of the Champions League and are unlikely to win La Liga, considering they are 12 points off leaders Barcelona, Ramos might find it difficult to be nominated. 

The 32-year-old has won the World Cup, two European Championships, four Champions League titles and four La Liga titles in his career. 

Luka Modric won last year's award and Figo thinks the Croatian's Madrid colleague deserves it