Ballon d'Or nominees <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Manuel+Neuer&family=editorial&specificpeople=764621 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Manuel Neuer</a> of Germany and FC Bayern Munich, <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Lionel+Messi&family=editorial&specificpeople=453305 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Lionel Messi</a> of Argentina and FC Barcelona and <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Cristiano+Ronaldo+-+Soccer+Player&family=editorial&specificpeople=162689 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Cristiano Ronaldo</a> of Portugal and Real Madrid (L-R) pose after a press conference prior to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland.
{"Image ImageDescription": "ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 12: FIFA Ballon d'Or nominees Manuel Neuer of Germany and FC Bayern Munich, Lionel Messi of Argentina and FC Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid (L-R) pose after a press conference prior to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2015 Getty Images"}