• Barcelona’s Neymar gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
    Barcelona’s Neymar gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
  • Neymar of Barcelona scores his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Olympiastadion on June 6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
    Neymar of Barcelona scores his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Olympiastadion on June 6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
  • Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior celebrates after the UEFA Champions League Final football match between Juventus and FC Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on June 6, 2015. FC Barcelona won the match 1-3. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ
    Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior celebrates after the UEFA Champions League Final football match between Juventus and FC Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on June 6, 2015. FC Barcelona won the match 1-3. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ
  • Neymar of Barcelona lies injured on the pitch during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and SD Eibar at Camp Nou Stadium on October 25, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)
    Neymar of Barcelona lies injured on the pitch during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and SD Eibar at Camp Nou Stadium on October 25, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)
  • Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior celebrates scoring his first goal during the UEFA Champions League football match semi final FC Bayern Munich vs FC Barcelona in Munich on May 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO
    Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior celebrates scoring his first goal during the UEFA Champions League football match semi final FC Bayern Munich vs FC Barcelona in Munich on May 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO
  • Barcelona's Neymar celebrates on the shoulders of teammate Dani Alves, after scoring his second goal during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
    Barcelona's Neymar celebrates on the shoulders of teammate Dani Alves, after scoring his second goal during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
  • Neymar of Barcelona is watched by Rafinha of Bayern Muenchen during the UEFA Champions League semi final second leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and FC Barcelona at Allianz Arena on May 12, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Bongarts/Getty Images)
    Neymar of Barcelona is watched by Rafinha of Bayern Muenchen during the UEFA Champions League semi final second leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and FC Barcelona at Allianz Arena on May 12, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Bongarts/Getty Images)
  • Barcelona’s Neymar celebrates after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
    Barcelona’s Neymar celebrates after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Barcelona’s Neymar makes his case for 2015 Ballon d’Or award – in pictures

Mark Asquith

January 05, 2016

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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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