Ballon d'Or odds: Who is favourite to win out of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar?

Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo are also in the running for the award

Fifa Ballon d'Or award (Getty Images)

Lionel Messi is the overwhelming favourite to win the Fifa Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded at a ceremony in Zurich on Monday.

The Barcelona forward led his side to an historic treble, as part of a phenomenal attacking trio alongside Luis Suarez and Neymar.

The latter, alongside current holder and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, are also nominated for the award, but Messi is widely expected to take home the prize.

The Argentinian endured a relatively lean 2014, a year that will be remembered for his failure to win the World Cup for his nation, despite winning the tournament’s best player award.

In 2015, however, Messi not only won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, but raised his game to new levels. Despite not scoring in the final against Juventus in Berlin, his sublime performance in the semi-finals against Bayern Munich will live long in the memory and destroyed his former manager Pep Guardiola’s hopes of winning a third European Cup.

The single blotch on his record again came on the international stage, as Chile beat Argentina 4-1 on penalties to win the Copa America.

What are the odds?

Odds provided by William Hill

Lionel Messi: 1/33
Neymar: 10/1
Cristiano Ronaldo: 20/1

What time does it start?

Proceedings get underway at 5.30pm and will be broadcasted live on Fifa's YouTube channel.

Who’s in line for the other awards?

Fifa Women’s World Player of the Year
Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash/United States), Aya Miyama (Okayama Yunogo Belle), Celia Sasic (FFC Frankfurt/Germany)

Men’s World Coach
Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich), Luis Enrique (Barcelona), Jorge Sampaoli (Chile)

Women’s World Coach
Jill Ellis (United States), Mark Sampson (England), Norio Sasaki (Japan)

Puskas Award
Alessandro Florenzi (vs Barcelona), Wendell Lira (vs Goianesia), Lionel Messi (vs Athletic Bilbao)

Fifa Fifpro World XI
The best eleven players in the world as voted for by fellow players

Fifa Fair Play Award
Recognises people or institutions that have demonstrated the spirit of fair play in the past year.