The three-man shortlist for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or has been announced with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo alongside Neymar.
While Messi is likely to walk away with the prize, Ronaldo's place in the final three is more on reputation that anything he's achieved and he may even lose out to Neymar in the final vote. In truth, Luis Suarez probably deserves a place on the podium more.
Here ESPN FC looks at the three players in with a chance of being named "best in the world," as well as three of those who didn't make it.