#3 Cristiano Ronaldo
He is the only one who can be compared with Lionel Messi and the only one with whom, Messi can be compared with. He has also won the coveted Ballon d'Or for a record 5 times and one can say that he is ahead of Messi in the race for another one. In the 44 appearances last season, he scored 44 times and assisted 8 times. He recently joined Juventus for a reported fee of £99 million.
He starred for Portugal at the World Cup with 4 goals from 4 matches, but lack of support from fellow team-mates led to his team's ouster in the Round of 16. He is most likely to have a podium finish, but the question is, will he win the Ballon d'Or?