The Argentine attacker is set to beat competition from Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to add another Golden Ball to his already unprecedented collection - and he's still only 28.
Barring a huge surprise, Lionel Messi will win the Ballon d'Or for a fifth time Monday. The Argentine attacker has missed out on the honor to Cristiano Ronaldo in the last two editions, but is now preparing to reclaim his prize - and it could be his for the foreseeable future.
Between the two of them, Messi and Ronaldo have won the Ballon d'0r for the past seven years: Leo in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; Cristiano in 2008, 2013 and 2014.