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Messi, Ronaldo snub each other in Ballon d'Or voting

Argentina captain Lionel Messi and his Portugal counterpart Cristiano Ronaldo did not vote for each other during the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

Messi, who eventually emerged victorious with 41.33 per cent of the votes, gave his top vote to Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez, ahead of Neymar and Andres Iniesta.

Argentina coach Gerardo Martino named Messi, Sergio Aguero and Javier Mascherano as his top three, while Portugal boss Fernando Santos voted for Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar.