As the 2015 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony approaches on January 11, Ian Hawkey makes a case for why Barcelona's Neymar deserves the award ahead of fellow nominees, Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. Here is a look back on some Neymar moments from the previous year.
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