This Monday (18:30 hours) will know the winner of the Balloon of Gold 2014

Leo Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) and Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) will know this Monday who of the three is the winner of the Balloon of Gold 2014

The forward of the FC Barcelona Leo Messi and the one of the Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo go back to aspire by fourth consecutive time to win the Balloon of Gold, that recognises to the best footballer of the year 2014. The third applicant to the prize is the goalkeeper of the Bayern of Munich, Manuel Neuer. This Monday, from the 15:25, they will take place the press conferences of the three candidates and, from the 18:30, the gala. The Balloon of Gold is the most important prize that will deliver , but no the only. Among others awards that will deliver stand out the one of Better Trainer: Carlo Ancelotti, Joachim Low and Diego Simeone are the three finalists.

Messi was the winner of the Balloon of Gold four consecutive years, from the 2.009 to the 2012, until Cristiano Ronaldo -surrounded of controversial- finish with his reign the past year. The Portuguese presents with the merits to having been the maximum goleador of the past League with 31 goals in 30 parties and to be the one who has marked more goals in the present with 26 in 18. The Real Madrid won League of Champions (with Cristiano Ronaldo beating the record of goals in a season), the Glass of Rey and Supercopa of Europe. By against, the poor paper of Portugal in the Glass of the World of football -remained deleted in first phase-, supposes the main point against of the madridista.

Messi marked 28 goals in the last league and carries 15 in the current (to fault of the party against the Athletic). With the Barça did not win at all, but the selection of Argentina arrived to the final of the World-wide of Brazil. The forward was chosen the best player of that competition. This season has turned into the maximum goleador historical so much of the Spanish League as of the League of Champions.

The third candidate arrives with the title of Champion of the World under the arm. Manuel Neuer was the goalkeeper title of Germany that goleó the host Brazil in semifinals (7-1) and defeated to the Argentinian of Messi in the final. With the Bayern of Munich won the Bundesliga and the Glass of Germany. Against of Neuer plays the fact that the goalkeepers are not too valued to the hour to concede the Balloon of Gold. Up to now, the only in winning it was the Russian Lev Yashin (1963).