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FINAL 30-MAN SHORTLIST FOR THE BALLON D'OR

Neymar, Modric, Dybala, Marcelo, Kante,
Suarez, Ramos, Oblak, Coutinho, Mertens,
De Bruyne, Lewandowski, De Gea, Kane, Dzeko,
Griezmann, Kroos, Buffon, Mane, Falcao,
Messi, Hummels, Cavani, Benzema, Aubameyang,
Ronaldo, Hazard, Bonucci, Isco, Mbappe.

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Kylian Mbappé #ballondor pic.twitter.com/IBlYFcbJCC
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Isco #ballondor pic.twitter.com/eLO4bpb3GP
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Leonardo Bonucci #ballondor pic.twitter.com/NFXLLMydxT
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Eden Hazard #ballondor pic.twitter.com/lUzX5vpHWn
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Cristiano Ronaldo #ballondor pic.twitter.com/ftXT1mjfW7
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

And the final five...

25 of the 30-man shortlist for the 2017 Ballon d'Or so far

Neymar, Modric, Dybala, Marcelo, Kante,
Suarez, Ramos, Oblak, Coutinho, Mertens,
De Bruyne, Lewandowski, De Gea, Kane, Dzeko,
Griezmann, Kroos, Buffon, Mane, Falcao,
Messi, Hummels, Cavani, Benzema, Aubameyang

Five more names to go. Who will they be?

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Karim Benzema #ballondor pic.twitter.com/RCHtounZy7
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Mats Hummels #ballondor pic.twitter.com/JI4TDKuB69
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Edinson Cavani #ballondor pic.twitter.com/QjshBc5osG
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang #ballondor pic.twitter.com/HuxoPvjHfj
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Lionel Messi #ballondor pic.twitter.com/kRMwAIY2iq
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

5 more names are out!

The Ballon d'Or nominees so far:

Neymar, Modric, Dybala, Marcelo, Kante,
Suarez, Ramos, Oblak, Coutinho, Mertens,
De Bruyne, Lewandowski, De Gea, Kane, Dzeko,
Griezmann, Kroos, Buffon, Mane, Falcao

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Radamel Falcao #ballondor pic.twitter.com/Z7lnclcSrS
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Sadio Mané #ballondor pic.twitter.com/pR8TGqBnT5
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Gianluigi Buffon #ballondor pic.twitter.com/xOT1SjeD6O
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Toni Kroos #ballondor pic.twitter.com/C1mFWC2p1O
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Antoine Griezmann #ballondor pic.twitter.com/F9wprx5Sc2
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

They've just named 5 more nominees for the Ballon d'Or. And they are...

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Kevin De Bruyne #ballondor pic.twitter.com/KFTnMFHM4x
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Robert Lewandowski #ballondor pic.twitter.com/CPFJunMNgt
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : David De Gea #ballondor pic.twitter.com/llGjEeHLYG
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Harry Kane #ballondor pic.twitter.com/LV3pR0in91
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Edin Džeko #ballondor pic.twitter.com/FhHPGnq33d
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

The next 5 players will be unveiled in 30 minutes! Stay tuned!

Barcelona have had just one player in the list so far. Neymar made it to the list because of his performance for Barcelona but is now a PSG player, so technically, Barca still have just one player – Luis Suarez.

Leo Messi will surely make it – Who else do you think has a chance?

3/10 are from Los Blancos and this is just the start! Ronaldo, Kross and Navas are definitely going to be on the list.

Who else from Bernabeu will be joining them?

Well well! The first 10 names are out now and it's dominated by Real Madrid players!

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Dries Mertens #ballondor pic.twitter.com/E7IiXYFcHj
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Philippe Coutinho #ballondor pic.twitter.com/6XVstRdCX0
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Jan Oblak #ballondor pic.twitter.com/TfypKV6ZV6
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Sergio Ramos #ballondor pic.twitter.com/O2jnV9VVsT
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Luis Suárez #ballondor pic.twitter.com/oszz7iwzdA
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

N'Golo Kante has been on the rise!

2013: Ligue 2
2014: Ligue 1
2016: Premier League winner
2017: Premier League winner

Now: Ballon d'Or nominee

The next 5 nominees will be revealed at 12:00PM (CEST). On our platforms : francefootball.fr and social networks. pic.twitter.com/Oa7pnNS26N
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

So the next announcement will be in around 2 hours apparently and not now.

Who do you think will be the next 5 nominees? Send your tweets to @falsewinger and get featured!

So the first FIVE nominees for the Ballon d'Or are out!
Here they are:

Neymar,
Luka Modric,
Paulo Dybala,
Marcelo,
N'Golo Kante

Who do you think will be the next 5? Tell us in the comment section!

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Neymar #ballondor pic.twitter.com/rkStLMiBBq
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Luka Modrić #ballondor pic.twitter.com/SCpRVrH2Y3
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Paulo Dybala #ballondor pic.twitter.com/FkPAJqas8L
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : Marcelo #ballondor pic.twitter.com/Rlj4DAwWbK
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

Nominee for the 2017 Ballon d'Or France Football (list of 30) : N'Golo Kanté #ballondor pic.twitter.com/Fschm92LFo
— France Football (@francefootball) October 9, 2017

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