Ballon d'Or Nominees Announcement

And that's the 30 ladies and gentleman!

The complete list is out and it's now all down to the journalists to vote for the best.

Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : HUGO LLORIS !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/uRo72lbLmr
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : ARTURO VIDAL !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/QreqteWOW6
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : JAMIE VARDY !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/KJP1uJI6Bf
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : LUIS SUAREZ !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/X7UjmUZtJK
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : SERGIO RAMOS !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/UR9Me9mAW1
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : RUI PATRICIO !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/hxV565GVni
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : PAUL POGBA !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/QMcWlF9uhy
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : PEPE !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/ZgVDs2pKEC
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : DIMITRI PAYET !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/k4XuMSZKP2
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : NEYMAR !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/B0yvspkW17
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : MANUEL NEUER !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/3876HSWozN
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : THOMAS MÜLLER !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/x5vey6Xdv6
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : LUKA MODRIC !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/y6UH5eojRC
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : LIONEL MESSI !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/vMXwlyULUX
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : RIYAD MAHREZ !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/8qskrVywGR
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/a92Pb1Bctz
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : TONI KROOS !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/drwHzKkWZi
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : KOKE !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/wPY3VSP6sd
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : ANDRÉS INIESTA !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Pn2i7EF5rL
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/jKkOUtsqUD
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List #3 is out!

The second list of the short-listed players is here!

Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : GONZALO HIGUAIN !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/RjVDqfSsUS
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football 2016 : ANTOINE GRIEZMANN !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/JfRoRlPLPO
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football 2016 : DIEGO GODIN !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/R9Nw0AcjcN
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football 2016 : PAULO DYBALA !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/UrCDJR7ojt
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football 2016 : KEVIN DE BRUYNE !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/HK3QQ9hj9c
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Incoming...

The entire list will be out by the end of the day and will have a lot of surprising names this time as the voting is by the journalists and not the players and coaches!

Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : SERGIO AGÜERO !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/GicFniEn4f
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/rAh51S2G9k
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : GIANLUIGI BUFFON !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/q6vFAguFdb
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : GARETH BALE !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/HaqyYm67xO
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Nominee for the Ballon d'Or France Football : CRISTIANO RONALDO#ballondor pic.twitter.com/HR8cgrf6a9
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