The Argentine is the landslide winner according to data from the social media giant, also picking up the Puskas award, while Pep Guardiola will be named coach of the year.
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Lionel Messi will be the landslide winner for the Ballon d'Or, according to data supplied by Twitter.
The Barcelona star, who is expected to pick up his fifth Ballon d'Or prize on Monday, ranked nearly twice as many mentions as his nearest rival Cristiano Ronaldo, and nearly three times as many as Neymar.
Messi was mentioned in 58 million tweets during the year, with Ronaldo's tab lighting up a mere 31 million times and relative newcomer Neymar coming in just behind with 24 million mentions.