Top 23 footballers in the world – voted for by fans worldwide!

On January 11 we will find out which superstar has won the Ballon d’Or, in another glittering FIFA ceremony.

There are 23 men up for the award, which has been won by Cristiano Ronaldo in the last two seasons, but, as per usual, there is plenty of conjecture about who the top dog of 2015 is.

International team captains and managers, along with a journalist from each nation, will decided the victor, but who do football fans across the world want to win?

YouGov polled supporters worldwide in 17 countries and they voted for both their top three and then the Ballon d’Or winner, with the scores being calculated by balancing out the two figures.

Click the right arrow above to see who fans want to win and how they rate the top 23…