Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead an illustrious list of 30 players nominated for the 2017 Ballon d'Or award.
The full list of top footballers was revealed across Monday by organisers France Football, with Champions League and La Liga winners Real Madrid dominating with seven nominees.
Following unprecedented back-to-back Champions League wins, Real Madrid star Ronaldo is joined on the roster by attackers Karim Benzema and Isco, defenders Sergio Ramos and Marcelo, and midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.Neymar has been recognised following an eventful year
that has seen the Brazil star impress for both his national team and
Barcelona, before his world-record summer transfer to Paris
Saint-Germain. Former team-mate Luis Suarez, meanwhile, was one of Barca's key men last term, scoring 37 goals in all competitions.
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann was one of the
final three in the 2016 Ballon d'Or, finishing third, and he continued
his fine form for Diego Simeone's side with 26 goals in all competitions
last season.
Juventus attacker Paulo Dybala is nominated alongside team-mate Gianluigi Buffon after enjoying a stand-out 2017, helping the Bianconeri to yet another Serie A title and the Champions League final.
see list below;
FULL LIST OF 2017 BALLON D'OR NOMINEES
| Player | Teams |
|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid & Portugal |
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea & Belgium |
| Leonardo Bonucci | AC Milan & Italy |
| Isco | Real Madrid & Spain |
| Kylian Mbappe | PSG & France |
| Neymar | PSG & 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-Herzegovina |
| Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid & France |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus & Italy |
| Radamel Falcao | Monaco & Colombia |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool & Senegal |
| Toni Kroos | Real Madrid & Germany |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona & Argentina |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund & Gabon |
| Edinson Cavani | PSG & Uruguay |
| Mats Hummels | Bayern Munich & Germany |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid & France |
