RONALDO, Hazard, Firmino Make 2018 Ballon D’or Nominees

October 8, 2018

RONALDO, Hazard, Firmino Make 2018 Ballon D’or Nominees

8/10/2018

France Football magazine has revealed the first 20 players to be shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon D’or Award scheduled to take place December third.

The list is dropped in groups of five till the 30-man shortlist is eventually drawn up ahead of the awards ceremony in Paris.

The shortlist is done by the editorial office of France Football and nominations is done based on three criteria’s which include ear, their talent and fair play, and their achievements throughout their career.

Full 2018 Ballon d’Or nominees

⚽Sergio Aguero Manchester City
⚽Alisson Liverpool & Brazil
⚽Gareth Bale Real Madrid & Wales
⚽Karim Benzema Real Madrid
⚽Edinson Cavani PSG & Uruguay
⚽Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid & Belgium
⚽Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus & Portugal
⚽Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
⚽Roberto Firmino Liverpool & Brazil
⚽Diego Godin Atletico Madrid & Uruguay
⚽Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid
⚽Eden Hazard Chelsea & Belgium
⚽Isco Real Madrid & Spain
⚽Harry Kane Tottenham & England
⚽N’Golo Kante Chelsea & France
⚽Hugo Lloris Tottenham & France
⚽Mario Madzukic Juventus & Croatia
⚽Sadio Mane Liverpool & Senegal
⚽Marcelo Real Madrid & Brazil
⚽Kylian Mbappe PSG & France
⚽Lionel Messi Barcelona & Argentina
⚽Luka Modric Real Madrid & Croatia
⚽Neymar PSG & Brazil
⚽Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid & Slovenia
⚽Paul Pogba Manchester United & France
⚽Ivan Rakitic Barcelona & Croatia
⚽Sergio Ramos Real Madrid & Spain
⚽Mohamed Salah Liverpool & Egypt
⚽Luis Suarez Barcelona & Uruguay
⚽Raphael Varane Real Madrid & France