Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have an incredible 18 Ballon d'Or and FIFA Best awards between them, but who have they voted for over the years?
The nominations for the 2025 Ballon d'Or will be revealed on August 7, with the ceremony scheduled for September 22 in Paris.
The likes of Ousmane Dembele, who helped Paris Saint-Germain win four trophies last season, Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah are among the contenders for this year's coveted prize.
Yamal inspired Barcelona to La Liga glory last season and shone for Spain at last summer's Euro 2024, while Salah registered an impressive 47 goal contributions as he guided Liverpool to Premier League triumph.
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PSG's Vitinha and Barca's Raphinha are also in the mix for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
Messi and Ronaldo, however, aren't expected to add to their Ballon d'Or hauls as they continue to ply their trade away from Europe.
But they have dominated the Ballon d'Or award over the years, with the pair of greats holding a stranglehold on the illustrious gong from 2008 to 2021.
Only one player (Luka Modric) won the Ballon d'Or not named Messi or Ronaldo during that period as they have 13 awards between them.
They have also conquered the FIFA Best awards when it was introduced in 2016.
Messi has won three FIFA Best awards and Ronaldo has won two.
But Messi and Ronaldo refused to vote for each other until 2018 when the Argentine voted for Ronaldo, who returned the compliment in 2020.
Who has Lionel Messi voted for in the Ballon d'Or/FIFA Best awards?
Ballon d'Or -
2010: Didn't vote
2011: Xavi, Iniesta, Sergio Aguero
2012: Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Sergio Aguero
2013: Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Neymar
2014: Angel Di Maria, Andres Iniesta, Javier Mascherano
2015: Luis Suarez, Neymar, Andres Iniesta
FIFA Best -
2016: Luis Suarez, Neymar, Andres Iniesta
2017: Luis Suarez, Andres Iniesta, Neymar
2018: Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo
2019: Sadio Mane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Frenkie de Jong
2020: Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski
2021: Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema
2022: Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema
2023: Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Julian Alvarez
Who has Cristiano Ronaldo vote for in the Ballon d'Or/FIFA Best awards?
Ballon d'Or -
2010: Xavi, Iker Casillas, Wesley Sneijder
2011: Did not vote
2012: Did not vote
2013: Radamel Falcao, Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil
2014: Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema
2015: Karim Benzema, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale
FIFA Best -
2016: Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos
2017: Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo
2018: Raphael Varane, Luka Modric, Antoine Griezmann
2019: Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Kylian Mbappe
2020: Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe
2021: Robert Lewandowski, N'Golo Kante, Jorginho
2022: Did not vote
2023: Did not vote
Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Football
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