BALLON
D'OR 2017: NEYMAR, MESSI AND RONALDO AMONG 30 NOMINEES
The full 30-man list includes seven Real Madrid players
following their second successive Champions League win last season
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.
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Player
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Teams
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Real
Madrid & Portugal
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Eden Hazard
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Chelsea
& Belgium
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Leonardo Bonucci
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AC
Milan & Italy
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Isco
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Real
Madrid & Spain
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Kylian Mbappe
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PSG
& France
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Neymar
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PSG
& Brazil
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Luka Modric
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Real
Madrid & Croatia
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Paulo Dybala
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Juventus
& Argentina
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Marcelo
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Real
Madrid & Brazil
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N'Golo Kante
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Chelsea
& France
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Luis Suarez
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Barcelona
& Uruguay
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Sergio Ramos
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Real
Madrid & Spain
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Jan Oblak
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Atletico
Madrid & Slovenia
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Philippe Coutinho
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Liverpool
& Brazil
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Dries Mertens
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Napoli
& Belgium
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Kevin De Bruyne
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Manchester
City & Belgium
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Robert Lewandowski
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Bayern
Munich & Poland
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David de Gea
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Manchester
United & Spain
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Harry Kane
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Tottenham
& England
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Edin Dzeko
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Roma
& Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Antoine Griezmann
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Atletico
Madrid & France
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Gianluigi Buffon
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Juventus
& Italy
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Radamel Falcao
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Monaco
& Colombia
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Sadio Mane
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Liverpool
& Senegal
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Toni Kroos
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Real
Madrid & Germany
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Lionel Messi
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Barcelona
& Argentina
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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Borussia
Dortmund & Gabon
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Edinson Cavani
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PSG
& Uruguay
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Mats Hummels
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Bayern
Munich & Germany
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Karim Benzema
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Real
Madrid & France
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Neymar Demands Barcelona
Be Kicked Out Of Champions League Over €26m Bonus Refusal
The dispute between the Catalan club and their former Brazilian
forward over loyalty payments continues to rumble on. Neymar has called on UEFA
to expel Barcelona from the Champions League in a dispute over an
outstanding loyalty payment.
Nigeria qualify for World Cup as Ghana hopes fade
Nigeria became the first African team to qualify for the
2018 World Cup on Saturday after a 1-0 victory over Zambia.
Alex Iwobi came off the bench and struck late in the second half as the Super
Eagles soared to 13 points in Group B, finishing comfortably above Zambia,
Cameroon and Algeria to secure their sixth appearance at the World Cup. With
one match left to play, Nigeria can begin to look forward to their sixth
appearance at the grandest stage of all. Other countries that have secured
qualification include Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Mexico,
Costa Rica, Brazil, Germany, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium and host Russia.
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