Ballon D'or 2015 shortlist consists of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals, in fewer games, than Lionel Messi or Neymar in 2015
Ronaldo remains the best individual player in the world
Barcelona have three of the world's best four players - no wonder they look good
But Ronaldo is racking up incredible numbers in a weaker team
Last season he scored more than Neymar and Suarez put together, and still got almost as many assists as Messi
For all the talk of Lionel Messi and Neymar producing beautiful football and inspiring their team to trophies, the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or should be the same as the winner of last year's - Cristiano Ronaldo.
Like Coldplay or Lewis Hamilton, Ronaldo has been so good for so long that it has become fashionable to knock him - for all his on-field achievements, the need to create a film about himself does not make him popular with the average fan.
But the fact remains, objectively, that aside from all the selfies and the celebrations, he remains a player at the peak of his powers, scoring at an unprecedented rate and carrying a once-great team on his back.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the last two Ballon d'Ors - and he should be in line to make it three in a row
When it comes to individual achievements, there is no-one who has performed as well as Ronaldo in 2015
Despite a 'poor' start to this season, Ronaldo has 16 goals in 20 games, an almost unrivalled scoring record
Of the four front-runners, three of them - Luis Suarez, Neymar and Messi - play for one team.
It should not be any surprise that Barcelona, therefore, won the Champions League, and indeed the treble, a remarkable team achievement.
But the Ballon d'Or is not about a team. It is an individual award, and, as an individual, no-one comes close to Ronaldo. The man is a machine, producing pure, efficient goalscoring.
This season, we are told, he is off the pace, a shadow of his former self. Yet his 16 goals in 20 games (all competitions) are better than Lionel Messi's (9 in 13) and on a par with Neymar (16 in 19).
Add in last term, and you can see that in 2015 neither Messi nor Neymar come close to the Portuguese star.
In La Liga alone, Ronaldo scored 48 times in 35 matches last season. That's five more goals than Messi managed, and more than double the number scored by either Neymar or Suarez.
His goals per game across all competitions for 2015 dwarf Messi and Neymar, and he is the only man close to a goal a game for the calendar year.
RONALDO, MESSI AND NEYMAR IN 2015 - THE VITAL STATISTICS
Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal): 48 goals in 51 games (0.94 goals/game)
Messi (Barcelona and Argentina): 44 goals in 54 games (0.81 goals/game)
Neymar (Barcelona and Brazil): 42 goals in 54 games (0.78 goals/game)
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Cristiano Ronaldo has won the last two Ballon d'Ors - and he should be in line to make it three in a row
When it comes to individual achievements, there is no-one who has performed as well as Ronaldo in 2015
Despite a 'poor' start to this season, Ronaldo has 16 goals in 20 games, an almost unrivalled scoring record
Of the four front-runners, three of them - Luis Suarez, Neymar and Messi - play for one team.
It should not be any surprise that Barcelona, therefore, won the Champions League, and indeed the treble, a remarkable team achievement.
But the Ballon d'Or is not about a team. It is an individual award, and, as an individual, no-one comes close to Ronaldo. The man is a machine, producing pure, efficient goalscoring.
This season, we are told, he is off the pace, a shadow of his former self. Yet his 16 goals in 20 games (all competitions) are better than Lionel Messi's (9 in 13) and on a par with Neymar (16 in 19).
Add in last term, and you can see that in 2015 neither Messi nor Neymar come close to the Portuguese star.
In La Liga alone, Ronaldo scored 48 times in 35 matches last season. That's five more goals than Messi managed, and more than double the number scored by either Neymar or Suarez.
His goals per game across all competitions for 2015 dwarf Messi and Neymar, and he is the only man close to a goal a game for the calendar year.
RONALDO, MESSI AND NEYMAR IN 2015 - THE VITAL STATISTICS
Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal): 48 goals in 51 games (0.94 goals/game)
Messi (Barcelona and Argentina): 44 goals in 54 games (0.81 goals/game)
Neymar (Barcelona and Brazil): 42 goals in 54 games (0.78 goals/game)
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