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The nominees for the 2017 Ballon d’Or have been revealed.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the big favourite to defend his crown and match Lionel Messi’s five trophies.
Below is the list of the 30 nominees
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Spain)
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/England)
Edin Dzeko (Roma/Bosnia)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund/Gabon)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus/Italy)
Edinson Cavani (PSG/Uruguay)
Radamel Falcao (Monaco/Colombia)
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/France)
Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Senegal)
Marcelo (Real Madrid/Brazil)