The Ballon d’Or for 2015 will be awarded on Monday with Lionel Messi tipped to win the prize for a fifth time.
AFP Sports looks at the finalists in all the categories:
Ballon d’Or:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Real Madrid)
2. Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona)
3. Neymar (BRA/Barcelona)
Women’s Ballon d’Or:
1. Carli Lloyd (USA/Houston Dash)
2. Aya Miyama (JPN/Okoyama Yunogo Belle)
3. Celia Sasic (GER/FFC Frankfurt)
Coach of the Year:
1. Luis Enrique (ESP/Barcelona)
2. Pep Guardiola (ESP/Bayern Munich)
3. Jorge Sampaoli (ARG/Chile national team)
Women’s Coach of the Year:
1. Jill Ellis (USA/United States national team)
2. Mark Sampson (WAL/England national team)
3. Norio Sasaki (JPN/Japan national team)
Puskas award for best goal:
1. Alessandro Florenzi (ITA/AS Roma)
2. Wendell Lira (BRA/Vila Nova)
3. Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona)