Ronaldo’s fifth?

Football: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the contenders for Fifa’s top player award for the third straight year. The nominations were announced in London yesterday, with Ronaldo favoured to join Messi as a five-time winner. The prizes will be handed out at the London Palladium theatre on October 23. While Ronaldo won the Spanish league and Champions League at Real Madrid, Messi and Neymar collected only the Copa del Rey title with Barcelona.

Off the field, the three players have all been embroiled in tax cases in Spain over the last year.