Ballon d'Or 2016 Predictions: Why Neymar will Not Win After Copa America Fiasco

Neymar finished his season with Barcelona scoring 40 goals including tallies in the finals of the Copa del Rey and Champions League. He had the kind of year that is often considered legendary and seemed on his way to being a finalist for the 2015 Ballon d'Or.

Ballon d'Or 2016 Predictions: Why Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar Are Early Contenders for Trophy

The 2014-15 season will come to an end this weekend with the Champions League final. The summer festivities will then get underway with the Copa America and Euro Cup qualifiers. The Ballon d'Or conversations will also get underway as a means of seeing which players have emerged at the halfway mark of the year. Here is an early preview with the nominees less than six months away from being announced.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Why Season Belonged to Barcelona's Talisman

Cristiano Ronaldo's season has been over for one week. Lionel Messi's will be over in just days. At this point, with the Champions League still to be determined it is a good time to compare what the two seasons have been like for the world's two best players.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2014-15: Ronaldo Breaks Personal Scoring Record, Wins Pichichi

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi finished up the Spanish League season this past weekend with Ronaldo ending his season altogether.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Ronaldo Scores Plenty, Comes Up Empty; Messi Scores Once, But Wins Title

A big week loomed for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Messi Does It All As Barcelona Keeps Treble Hopes Alive

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continued to make some history this season throughout the last two weeks.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Superstars Overshadowed by Neymar, Chicharito

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continued their tremendous seasons with two big games this past week. Each player contested a Champions League contest and then sought a new way to lead their respective clubs to Spanish League glory.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2014-15: More Goals for Two Superstars in Crucial Champions League & Spanish League Tilts

The Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saga continued this past week with both players getting chances to make statements in the Champions League and the Spanish League.

Lionel Messi's Weakness: Superstar Looking to Improve Penalty Scoring

For many, Lionel Messi is the greatest player of his generation. For others, he is the best of all time.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Ronaldo, Messi Put Up Two Goals Each, But Only One Player Gets Two Wins

The intensity of the Cristiano Ronaldo - Lionel Messi rivalry continued this week with both superstars getting two games.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2014-15: 5 Goals for Ronaldo, Goose Egg for Messi in Barcelona Win

Two weeks ago Real Madrid fell to Barcelona 2-1 in a Clasico that reminded the world of why one club was on the decline and the other was at its peak form. Incidentally, the match reminded the world of why Lionel Messi was in superior form to rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

Barcelona vs. Manchester City Results: Messi Dominates Premier League Side

The seemingly inevitable took place on Wednesday when Manchester City suffered elimination at the hands of Barcelona for the second straight year in the Champions League. Defeat was by one goal yet again, but this time it was agonizing as they come. The score was 1-0, but it was nowhere near as close as the score indicated. Here are some things we learned from Barcelona's 1-0 romp.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Ronaldo Scores Big Goals, So Does Messi

And now things get heated. The year 2015 has been a showcase for Lionel Messi and no one, not even Cristiano Ronaldo, can deny that the Argentine has been the best player in the world to start the year. Even Ronaldo would not be considered second as his goal totals have been topped by Barcelona's Neymar and Luis Suarez. So if the Ballon d'Or voting started this week, Ronaldo would not be close to the top three.

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Why There's No Doubt Messi, Barcelona Better Than Ronaldo, Real Madrid

With their competition as tight as it has ever been, Cristiano Ronaldo and rival Lionel Messi sought out new ways to top one another and help their respective teams in a parallel title race in the Spanish League. For the second straight week, Messi got two chances to top his rival and this time he did so, emphatically. He had a solid Copa del Rey game against Villarreal in which he added an assist to his totals, but it was on the weekend against Rayo Vallecano where Messi really did his damage.

Real Madrid vs. Barcelona 2014-15: BBC or MSN? Which 'Big Three' Is Superior?

The BBC dominated 2013-14 while Barcelona's duo of Neymar and Messi struggled to find consistency and balance in attack. This prompted Blaugrana to find a third piece to the puzzle in Suarez. Now both groups have played ample time together and the question beckons - which big three is better?

Messi vs. Ronaldo 2015: Barcelona Superstar Passes Rival in Scoring Race

It has been a tale of two seasons. At the start of the year the story was Cristiano Ronaldo and his 70-goal pace. And now, a month and half into 2015, the script has flipped and favored his rival Lionel Messi. It has been a woeful 2015 for the reigning Ballon d'Or winner who has in recent weeks watched his great rival make up ground him in the race for the scoring leading in the world. Did Messi complete the turnaround?
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