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Ronaldo, Neymar or Messi. Those were the three players vying to be named 2015 Ballon D'or winner. In the end it was Barcelona striker Messi who took the award.

Former Real Madrid player Raymond Kopa would have given all three players the trophy if he was in charge. So what does it mean to be named the world's best footballer?

Picture: Raymond Kopa (left) and Alfredo Di Stéfano (right) win the European Cup with Real Madrid in May 1957. Credit: Getty Images.