Will Lionel Messi spoil Cristiano Ronaldo's chance at a third consecutive Ballon d'Or? Or will Messi's FC Barcelona teammate Neymar win the coveted FIFA award in an upset?
You can find out Monday morning at 9:30 a.m., when the gala, hosted by Irish actor James Nesbitt (he's Bofur in the Hobbit movie franchise), kicks off from the Kongeresshaus in Zurich.
Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo are up for men's player of the year.
The U.S. Women's National Team figures prominently as Carli Lloyd, who scored three goals in 13 minutes at the final against Japan at the 2015 Women's World Cup, is in the hunt for women's player of the year, along with German striker Celia Sasic (now retired) and Japan midfielder and captain Aya Miyama.