Neymar, Luis Suarez and Harry Kane are among the players France Football have so far revealed as the nominees for the 2017 Ballon d'Or.
The magazine announced the 30-man list on Monday, October 9, in six blocks of five nominees. Here is the list thus far, courtesy of France Football:
- Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain, 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 Hotspur, England
- Edin Dzeko, Roma, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Neymar was among the first batch of players announced on Monday morning:
The Brazilian has never won football's most prestigious individual award, but he'll be hoping his move to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer will help him step out of Messi's shadow and increase his chances of doing so.