Johan Cruyff has given a damming verdict of the Ballon d'Or and described Cristiano Ronaldo's last two titles as 'absurd'. But the Barcelona icon is not dismayed at the Portuguese attacker's victories because of his affiliation with Real Madrid, as Cruyff is adamant Ronaldo's club team-mate Toni Kroos should have taken the award. The 67-year-old hailed Kroos' achievements with Bayern Munich in 2013, where  Pep Guardiola's side cruised to league victory by 25 points, before lauding him for his attacking displays at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a tournament he said Ronaldo was 'invisible' in. Cristiano Ronaldo should not have won the Ballon d'Or, according to Johan Cruyff
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Dutch legend Johan Cruyff says he 'cannot this FIFA award seriously'
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He believes that Toni Kroos should have won the award at least once
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Cruyff feels Ronaldo's World Cup performance should have ruled him out
'In 2014, @placeholder was again decisive in the team that won the World Cup, and yet he was not in the three finalists.