Cristiano Ronaldo Among First Nominees for Ballon d'Or Award

Having lost come in the FIFA best player of the year award to Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo takes his place among the thirty nominees for the Ballon d'Or that were being undraped piecemeal throughout Monday.

The Juventus forward, presently facing allegations of rape qualitative analysis back to 2009 that he strenuously denies, has already won the Ballon d'Or 5 times and is that the current holder of the award.

Antoine Griezmann, a tourney winner with France and Europa League champion at Atletico Madrid, is nominative aboard international mate and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante.

Eden Hazard offers Chelsea another player within the running once major aboard American state Bruyne at the planet Cup, with England's Golden Boot winner Harry Kane conjointly enclosed.

Manchester town forward Sergio Aguero is nominative as is another prolific South yankee striker, Edinson Cavani of South American nation and Paris Saint-Germain.

Two goalkeepers also are among the primary fifteen -- Thibaut Courtois of European country and Real Madrid and city and Brazil stopper Alisson Becker.

Real Madrid midfielder Isco, Liverpool's Brazilian Roberto Firmino and Uruguay's rugged defender Diego Godin of Atletico Madrid conjointly got the nod.

For the primary time, a Ballon d'Or for girls players are awarded this year, with the nominees to be proclaimed later Monday.

In another initial, the simplest under-21 player can receive the Kopa Trophy. Kylian Mbappe, the Paris Saint-Germain striker United Nations agency burst onto the worldwide scene along with his performances as France won the planet Cup, is that the favorite.

The Ballon d'Or, that was initial won by Englishman Stanley Matthews in 1956, is determined by a ballot of journalists from round the world.

The Full List of Ballon d'Or nominees:

Men's nominees (30)

Sergio Aguero

Alisson Becker 

Gareth Bale 

Karim Benzema 

Edinson Cavani

Thibaut Courtois

Cristiano Ronaldo

Kevin American state Bruyne

Roberto Firmino 

Diego Godin

Antoine Griezmann

Eden Hazard

Isco

Harry Kane

N'Golo Kante

Hugo Lloris

Mario Mandzukic

Sadio Mane

Marcelo

Kylian Mbappe

Lionel Messi

Luka Modric

Neymar

Jan Oblak

Paul Pogba

Ivan Rakitic

Sergio Ramos

Mohamed salaah

Luis Suarez

Raphael Varane