THE WORLD BEST PLAYER 2012. With the exit of portugal from the Euro 2012 final contest. Do you think cristano Ronaldo has a chance of clinching the ballon d'or award? The last international competition Lionel Messi participated in was the last years Copa america and he was not exceptional. Ronaldo led portugal to the semi finals and scored 3 goals in the campaign will this be enough to counter Lionel Messi's brilliant season?