Cristiano Ronaldo
The only one of the three that didn’t win a single piece of silverware last term and yet, the Portugal captain is the favourite for the prize.
This is because as like Messi, Ronaldo was truly brilliant in La Liga and other domestic competitions with 55 goals last campaign, which included being the Champions League’s top-scorer.
Ronaldo already has 29 goals this time around as well and leads the list in Spain and Europe, but it’s the attacker’s inspired displays on the international stage that tips the balance.
As the Portuguese national team were on the verge of failing to reach the 2014 World Cup, the 28-year-old grabbed the games with Sweden by the scruff of the neck and dragged the country there with four goals in two ties.
fanatix prediction: 1st.
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