This is how the players voted for thier favourite candidates.
Lionel Messi left Cristiano Ronaldo out of his top three for the 2014 Ballon d’Or while the Real Madrid man didn’t include his Barcelona counterpart either.
Messi voted as captain of Argentina and plumped for ex-Madrid midfielder Angel Di Maria in first place and Barca teammates Andres Iniesta and Javier Mascherano in second and third respectively.
Portugal captain Ronaldo picked three Madrid colleagues – Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema.
Ronaldo was crowned the World Player
of the Year for the second time in succession and third time overall, doubling the votes of both Messi, who was second, and third-place Manuel Neuer.
Argentina Coach Gerardo Martino, formerly of Barca, voted for Messi, with Di Maria second and Mascherano third.
Spain captain Iker Casillas voted for Ronaldo, Ramos and Germany international Thomas Muller.
England coach Roy Hodgson voted for Javier Mascherano,Philip Lahm and Manuel Neuer in third.
Also, South Africa’s skipper Dean Furman picked Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Messi in his Ballon d’or voting. The Bafana Bafana star however picked Philip Lahm in third position.