Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi
once again head the nominees for the 2017 Ballon d'Or, presented to the
best male player over the last year as voted by football journalists.
The
duo have monopolised the award over the last nine seasons and
Portuguese Ronaldo will be looking to equal Messi's five wins this year
after Real’s UEFA Champions League and La Liga double in 2016-17.
Neymar, Luis Suarez, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane are also among the players on the 30-man shortlist, announced on Monday by France Football in six blocks of five nominees.
Here is the full list, courtesy of France Football:
- Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil
- Luka Modric, Real Madrid, Croatia
- Paulo Dybala, Juventus, Argentina
- Marcelo, Real Madrid, Brazil
- N'Golo Kante, Chelsea, France
- Luis Suarez, Barcelona, Uruguay
- Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid, Spain
- Jan Oblak, Atletico Madrid, Slovenia
- Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool, Brazil
- Dries Mertens, Napoli, Belgium
- Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, Belgium
- Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich, Poland
- David De Gea, Manchester United, Spain
- Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur, England
- Edin Dzeko, Roma, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid, France
- Toni Kroos, Real Madrid, Germany
- Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus, Italy
- Sadio Mane, Liverpool, Senegal
- Radamel Falcao, Monaco, Colombia
- Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Argentina
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Borussia Dortmund, Gabon
- Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain, Uruguay
- Mats Hummels, Bayern Munich, Germany
- Karim Benzema, Real Madrid, France
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Portugal
- Eden Hazard, Chelsea, Belgium
- Leonardo Bonucci, AC Milan, Italy
- Isco, Real Madrid, Spain
- Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain, France
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