On Monday, the French publication "France Football" announced the list of all 30 candidates to win the "Golden Ball". The first five contenders are: Sergio Aguero (Man City), Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Gareth Bale (Real), Karim Benzema (Real), and Edinson Cavani (PSG). The second group includes: Diego Godin (Atletico), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Thibaut Courtois (Real), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), and Roberto Firmino (Liverpool). The third group consists of: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Isco (Real), Harry Kane (Tottenham), and N'Golo Kante (Chelsea). The fourth group includes: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), and Marcelo (Real). The fifth group is made up of: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Luka Modric (Real), Neymar (PSG), Jan Oblak (Atletico), and Paul Pogba (Man Utd). The final group includes: Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), and Raphael Varane (Real). Real Madrid has the most nominees with eight. Followed by Liverpool with four. The winner will be announced on December 3 in Paris. Last year, Cristiano Ronaldo received this prestigious award on the Eiffel Tower.
