On Tuesday, 23 candidates were announced for the "Ballon d'Or" award.
Among the 23 footballers, five players from the Premier League are vying for the award, with the most candidates (11) coming from Spain's La Liga.
The title is most likely to be contested by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. These players have shared the last seven awards.
Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, and Yaya Toure are the three representatives of Manchester City on this list.
Eden Hazard represents Chelsea, Alexis Sanchez represents the Arsenal team.
Gareth Bale is the only contender from Great Britain.
A list of the top ten coaches was also announced. Contenders for the best coach include Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Pep Guardiola, and Luis Enrique.
FIFA "Ballon d'Or" nominees:
- Sergio Aguero (Argentina/Manchester City)
- Gareth Bale (Wales/Real)
- Karim Benzema (France/Real)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City)
- Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain)
- Andres Iniesta (Spain/Barcelona)
- Toni Kroos (Germany/Real)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern)
- Javier Mascherano (Argentina/Barcelona)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona)
- Thomas Muller (Germany/Bayern)
- Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern)
- Neymar (Brazil/Barcelona)
- Paul Pogba (France/Juventus)
- Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/Barcelona)
- Arjen Robben (Netherlands/Bayern)
- James Rodriguez (Colombia/Real)
- Alexis Sanchez (Chile/Arsenal)
- Luis Suarez (Uruguay/Barcelona)
- Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast/Manchester City)
- Arturo Vidal (Chile/Bayern)
FIFA Coach of the Year nominees:
- Massimiliano Allegri (Italy/Juventus)
- Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real)
- Laurent Blanc (France/Paris Saint-Germain)
- Unai Emery (Spain/Sevilla)
- Pep Guardiola (Spain/Bayern)
- Luis Enrique (Spain/Barcelona)
- Jose Mourinho (Portugal/Chelsea)
- Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina/Chile national team)
- Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atletico)
- Arsene Wenger (France/Arsenal)
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