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          Stacking up Ballon d'Or finalists: Is Messi really the runaway winner?

          Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Lionel Messi are finalists for the 2015 Ballon d'Or. Helios de la Rubia/Real Madrid via Getty Images, Giuseppe Bellini, VI Images,
          • Paul Carr
          Jan 8, 2016, 12:40 PM ET

          FIFA will award the 2015 Ballon d'Or on Monday, when Lionel Messi is expected to claim his fifth trophy ahead of fellow finalists Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.