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Messi, Neymar & Ronaldo Make Ballon D'or Shortlist...goal.com by hoseamatoh(m): 3:01pm On Nov 30, 2015
The original 23-man list has been reduced to just
three names and includes two Barcelona players, with
the winner to be revealed at a ceremony in Zurich on
January 11, 2016

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar will
contest the 2015 Ballon d'Or competition after the
shortlist was whittled down from 23 names to just
three.

Messi is the favourite to land the accolade, having led
Barcelona to a famous treble last season, while
Ronaldo is looking to defend his crown and draw level
with the Argentine for overall wins. Were he to pick up the Ballon d'Or at the ceremony in Zurich on January 11, 2016, it would be Messi's fifth World Player of the Year title, more than any other player.

This year he is joined on the podium by Barca team-
mate Neymar, who netted 10 goals en route to
Champions League glory, including scoring in the final
against Juventus in Berlin. The Brazilian was also the joint-third top scorer in La Liga last season with 22 goals – and already has 14 this term – though his haul was put in the shade by those of Messi (43 goals) and topscorer Ronaldo (48).

For the sixth straight time, the final three-man Ballon
d’Or shortlist does not include a single Premier
League player, while it is a decade since an Englishman last made the final three (Frank Lampard in 2005).

The women's nominees for their respective prize are
the USA's Carli Lloyd, Japan's Aya Miyama and
Germany's Celia Sasic.

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