Wales captain, Gareth Bale and Portugal
superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo have been named among the first nominees for this
year’s Ballon d’Or. The two players are Real Madrid teammates.
The duo join Man City’s Sergio Aguero, Borussia
Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon
as the first names to be revealed on the 30-man shortlist.
The overall list of names put forward for the prize is being announced in five-man groups in alphabetical order throughout Monday.
The Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards merged in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d’Or, but that partnership came to an end this year, allowing both prizes to return to their original formats.
Manchester City and Belgium midfielder Kevin De
Bruyne and Athletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann are among the latest big names
in the second set to be announced as candidates for the Ballon d’Or award on
Monday.The overall list of names put forward for the prize is being announced in five-man groups in alphabetical order throughout Monday.
The Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards merged in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d’Or, but that partnership came to an end this year, allowing both prizes to return to their original formats.
The duo are joined by Juventus’s Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain alongside Diego Godin.
The second batch of potential winners will join Ronaldo, Bale, Aguero, Buffon and Aubameyang, who were earlier named.
The third set of the list will be announced across Monday at 2pm and the rest at 4pm, 6:15pm and 6:30pm respectively.
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