Ballon d'Or Power Rankings: June 2018

#3 Lionel Messi

Will Messi leave his contenders behind in the race for Ballon d'Or 2018?

Another season, another Golden Shoe, another Pichichi. Lionel Messi seems to be aging like fine wine - and this season he's been as devastatingly effective for Barcelona as he's ever been. Utterly unstoppable in La Liga, Messi's smashed in 34 goals in league action - and 45 overall for Barca this season.

And he's been in stunning form for Argentina as well

In fact, just a couple of days ago he scored the 47th hattrick of his career (club and international) against Haiti, and if he's in that kind of form for the Albiceleste when they show up in Russia, the no. 1 spot could be under serious threat.