Messi and Ronaldo both have five Ballons d'Or apiece, so who could win the award this year to break up their decade-long dominance?
The Ballon d'Or 2018 will mark precisely 10 years since Cristiano Ronaldo first scooped up the award in 2008, leading to an entire decade in which he and Lionel Messi dominated the trophy as both winners and runners-up.
Both superstars now have five (five!) Ballons d'Or apiece, and what with both of them underperforming at the World Cup with their respective nations, it may be time for a new era where a new player finally usurps them to the biggest individual honour in football.