Race for the Ballon d'Or

This years favorite candidates for the FIFA Ballon d'Or are Franck Ribbery, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leonel Messi. Franck Ribbery who claimed the title of best European Player of the year this year is a strong candidate to take this year's Ballon d'Or. Cristiano Ronaldo who is a few goals away of breaking the record of most goals scored for Portugal by a player and is having a great season is hoping to take it home after not being able to obtain one since 2008 when he was playing for Manchester United. Finally, Leonel Messi the man who is hoping to break a record he set last year by winning five consecutive Ballon d'Or but the Argentinian has had a weak season and has been plagued by injuries. This year's elections are sure to be interesting.