The final three-man shortlist for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or will be revealed on Monday afternoon.
Twenty-three players were nominated for the prestigious award by world football's governing body and France Football magazine in October.
However, they will now be reduced to just three names, with the announcement made in a show broadcast on FIFA.com, www.francefootball.fr and FIFA's YouTube channel at 1pm on Monday.
The winners of those prizes, as well as the Ballon d'Or itself, will be revealed in a ceremony in Zurich on January 11 2016, and here are the 3 shortlists of ballon d'Or
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi has been crowned the Ballon d'Or winner on four previous occasions
Messi has already won the award four times and if Ultigamerz are right then an unprecedented fifth is coming his way. The Argentine led Barcelona to a La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey treble, scoring a remarkable 28 goals in the second half of the league season.
However, Messi made less of an impression in the latter stages of Barca's European triumph, scoring just twice since the turn of the year, while he netted just once as Argentina lost in the Copa America final to Chile.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Ronaldo is looking to complete a hat-trick of Ballon d'Or awards after edging Messi in 2013 and 2014, but is up against the odds after ending the 2014/15 season empty handed.
The Portuguese star has, however, been the leading scorer in European Cup competitions in 2015, finding the net in both legs of Madrid's Champions League semi-final defeat to Juventus.
Neymar (Barcelona)
Neymar has proved an increasingly important player for Barcelona and with Messi missing for much of this season with injury, the 23-year-old is currently the top scorer in La Liga.
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