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POLL: Who deserves to win this year's Ballon d'Or?

Should Cristiano Ronaldo make it back-to-back victories or would you prefer to see it go elsewhere?

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THE THREE MEN in the running for the Fifa Ballon d’Or were announced today ahead of next month’s awards ceremony in Switzerland.

As expected, current holder Cristiano Ronaldo and previous winner Lionel Messi were joined by Germany’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Manuel Neuer on the three-strong shortlist.

Ronaldo is heavy favourite to retain the title this year but who do you think most deserves to win?

Vote for your number one and give us your thoughts in the comments section below:


Poll Results:

Cristiano Ronaldo (2987)
Manuel Neuer (1315)
Lionel Messi (703)
Other (147)

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    Mute eire
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:10 PM

    Ronaldo deserves it, but in my opinion Messi is still the most influential and better all round footballer!

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    Mute See My Vest
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 11:33 AM

    Honestly unless he can perform elsewhere we’ll never know for sure. Ronaldo has delivered in England and Spain. I’d like to see Messi play in England or even Germany for a few years to see if he adjusts to the game. That said these two are head and shoulders ahead of everybody else.

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    Mute Pierce McKittrick
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:19 PM

    This award should be boycotted until blatter gets the boot.

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    Mute Adrian Costigan
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:33 PM

    It would be great to see a keeper/sweeper get it instead of goal scorer for a change!

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    Mute Anto Byrne
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:08 PM

    Paul macca mc shane. He is a beast

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    Mute Jonny Lennon
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:54 PM

    Gary Breen deserves it

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    Mute Dáire Slevin
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:11 PM

    If Neuer doesn’t get it I give up

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    Mute Harry Redmond
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    Dec 1st 2014, 11:23 PM

    Would be nice to see someone apart from the Bale-Ronaldo-Neymar-Messi type player get it, Neuer certainly would be a deserving recipient for all he’s done as a sweeper and at times a deep playmaker

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    Mute Rochelle
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 12:34 AM

    Ronaldos performances for Portugal cannot be forgotten. Neuer and Messi both delivered for their countries on the biggest stage of all while he went missing.

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    Mute Michael Twomey
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 12:55 AM

    Ronaldo was half injured and playing with a terrible team in the World Cup.

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    Mute AL
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 8:34 AM

    He only scored 4 goals against Sweden to get them there ! And was carrying an injury in the tournament itself ! The chap is a freak ! But Neuer is the best keeper in the world by far and probably the best since Schmeichel !

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    Mute Joseph Goebbels
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:15 PM

    no option for stephanie roche??

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    Mute Dylan Moran
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:17 PM

    “other”

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    Mute Dylan Moran
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:18 PM

    Also there’s a difference between the Puskas and Balon D’Or

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    Mute Dylan Moran
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:18 PM

    Also there’s a difference between the Puskas and Balon D’Or

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    Mute Anthony oneill
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    Dec 2nd 2014, 7:02 AM

    Surley eoin kelly deserves it.

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    Mute Peter Pan
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:17 PM

    Subjective awards are meaningless.

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    Mute Fin Tastic
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    Dec 1st 2014, 10:23 PM

    Subjective opinions are meaningless.

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    Mute Anto Byrne
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    Dec 1st 2014, 9:34 PM

    No it wouldn’t

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    Mute Signal Bangira Maravanyika
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    Dec 12th 2014, 12:48 AM

    world cup,uefa,bundesliga,la liga,copa del rey are a result of team work.
    ballon d or for individual perfomance.
    ronaldo top scorer in la liga,
    ronaldo best player in la liga
    ronaldo best striker in la liga
    ronaldo goal voted best goal in la liga
    ronaldo all time top scorer uefa 2014
    ronaldo top scorer currently 2014-2015.
    Goal:ronaldo best player in europe.
    Who else is better

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