The 30-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon d’Or was announced on Monday, with Neymar, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo headlining the list.
France Football, which adjudicates the award, has staggered the nominees throughout the day, with 15 being revealed in the afternoon on Monday and the other 15 being announced later in the day.
Ronaldo is the favourite to win the award, after his 10 goals across the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final of last season’s Champions League which led Real Madrid to an historic back-to-back triumph.