The red carpet arrivals at the Ballon d’Or have been signing Fifa’s ‘Twitter Mirror’, and Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show with a roguish eyebrow raise that would make James Bond proud.
Backstage with @Cristiano at The #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/vxcxvXGGCA
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
Backstage with #Messi at The #BallondOr. Enjoy the show everyone ! pic.twitter.com/HYYf1vsoxQ
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
Rival Leo Messi provided us with another chance to see his smart tin of fruit, while the third Ballon d’Or nominee, Manuel Neuer, showed his sense of humour isn’t restricted to ideas of conservative goalkeeping in this photo with Italian legend Alessandro del Piero.
Backstage with @delpieroale & @Manuel_Neuer at The #BallondOr. Large & Little ! pic.twitter.com/TDLKABvDO3
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
Our own Steph Roche smiled for the camera…
Backstage with @StephanieRoche9 at The #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/LfIu6e7FY0
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
…as did Puskas Award rival James Rodriguez.
Backstage with @jamesdrodriguez at The #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/agsTDeVTsb
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
Robin van Persie won’t be there to receive the award should he win, but Ruud Gullit will deputise.
Backstage with @GullitR, #ArjenRobben & #ClarenceSeedorf at The #BallondOr. Treble Dutch ! pic.twitter.com/iQTf7Obk3q
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
VA-VA-VOOM
Backstage with @ThierryHenry at The #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/AF9Gngtgqq
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
Women’s World Player of the Year nominees Abby Wambach and Nadine Kessler square off.
Backstage with @AbbyWambach & #NadineKessler at The #BallondOr. Fight ! pic.twitter.com/tmOZTnymTz
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
German head coach and manager of the year contender Joachim Low looked a little taken aback by the ‘mirror’
Backstage with @dfb_Team coach #JoachimLoew at The #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/eHakhzrvvL
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) January 12, 2015
