"It's only a matter of time before Neymar wins Ballon d'Or" - Kaka

Kaka believes it is only a matter of time until Barcelona star
Neymar wins the Fifa Ballon d'Or.

The 23-year-old has been included in the three-man shortlist
for the 2015 edition of the accolade alongside Lionel Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have split the award between
them for the past seven years with the Argentine claiming it
on one more occasion.

Neymar is the first Brazilian to be included in the three
Ballon d'Or finalists since Kaka's triumph in 2007 and the
former AC Milan midfielder has no doubt his compatriot will
break up Messi and Ronaldo's dominance and replicate his
feat in the future .

"It had always been a rotation: Ronaldo and Zidane won it
three times, but there was always some other player -
names like [Luis] Figo, Ronaldinho, myself, Rivaldo, [Fabio]
Cannavaro," he told Fifa's official website.

"Then comes this succession of Cristiano and Messi, only
the two of them - and it is fair, for what they have been
doing year after year.

"It's difficult to point out a single reason for this [lack of
Brazilians in the final three in recent years], but it must
serve to alert Brazilian football. And, truth be told, it's no
easy task to forge a Ballon d'Or winner.

"Thankfully, Neymar has improved a lot since he's gone to
play in Europe - his game is a lot more mature. Now it's a
matter of time until he reaches first place."