They are only 3: Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo. A favorite emerges ...
If the Ballon d'Or is far from unanimous, several coaches and observers preferring to highlight the collective, three stars stand out this year: Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo. Here are their chances for the Golden Ball.
Messi: 80%
"For years, I do not care about individual awards. I am lucky to have won everything, and my only concern is that is to win trophies with Barca. "Always modest when evoking the Golden Ball, Lionel Messi is nevertheless the favorite to succeed Cristiano Ronaldo and so win his fifth Golden Ball. Despite his recent injury, Argentina has tripled Barça and statistics in its favor.
Cristiano Ronaldo: 10%
Defending champion Cristiano Ronaldo should not win his fourth Golden Ball. He himself confessed: "I honestly think Messi will win the Ballon d'Or this year." Portuguese was the author of one year once again impressive. But its slump during the first half of the season and the lack of tracks left him little chance.
Neymar: 10%
The third place among the finalists played probably between Luis Suarez and Neymar. But it is the Brazilian who was asked. Neymar has adapted perfectly to the style of Barça and has shown a great complementarity with Messi while taking its responsibilities in the absence of La Pulga. Will he take second place to CR7? Answer January 11.
