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Liverpool star winger joins Buffon and Griezmann on Ballon d'Or shortlist

Liverpool star winger joins Buffon and Griezmann on Ballon d'Or shortlist

France Football is releasing the names of the 30 nominees for the 2017 Ballon d’Or. The group of 30 players will be released in five different times through the day. The popular French publication has just named the latest five footballers that are being included in the list (check out the full shortlist here).

The likes of Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
gigi Buffon (Juventus), Sadio Mané (Liverpool) and Radamel Falcao (Monaco)are among the latest five nominees for the most important award for a footballer.

The next group of players will be unveiled in about one hour and Calciomercato.com will provide you the latest updates about the next players that will be named for the award.

Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded as the most likely winner of the Ballon d’Or having his Real Madrid side won both La Liga and the Champions League last season. Ronaldo has already won four Ballon d’Or in his career.