BALLON D'OR 2017: NEYMAR, GRIEZMANN & SUAREZ AMONG NOMINEES

BALLON D'OR 2017: NEYMAR, GRIEZMANN & SUAREZ AMONG NOMINEES

The first 20 nominees for the prestigious award have been announced, with the full 30-man list to be unveiled through the day on October 9

Antoine Griezmann and Gianluigi Buffon have joined the likes of Neymar and Luis Suarez as nominees for the 2017 Ballon d'Or award, with the first 20 candidates released.

Neymar PSG & Brazil

Luka Modric Real Madrid & Croatia

Paulo Dybala Juventus & Argentina

Marcelo Real Madrid & Brazil

N'Golo Kante Chelsea & France

Luis Suarez Barcelona & Uruguay

Sergio Ramos Real Madrid & Spain

Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid & Slovenia

Philippe Coutinho Liverpool & Brazil

Dries Mertens Napoli & Belgium

Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City & Belgium

Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich & Poland

David de Gea Manchester United & Spain

Harry Kane Tottenham & England

Edin Dzeko Roma & Bosnia-Herzegovina

Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid & France

Gianluigi Buffon Juventus  & Italy

Radamel Falcao Monaco & Colombia

Sadio Mane Liverpool & Senegal

Toni Kroos Real Madrid & Germany