Lionel Messi has been named the world's best player EIGHT times, but who would have won the Ballon d'Or if he didn't exist? Mail Sport looks at which stars would bagged the prize

Lionel Messi has ranked in the top three of the Ballon d'Or list on 14 occasions, denying many other players honours with his brilliance. What would the Ballon d'or have looked like if he didn't exist?