Ballon d'Or shortlist (first 15 of 30 players named)

Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool and Brazil),
Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City and Belgium),
David de Gea (Manchester United and Spain),
Paulo Dybala (Juventus and Argentina),
Edin Dzeko (Roma and Bosnia-Herzegovina),
Harry Kane (Tottenham and England),
N'Golo Kante (Chelsea and France),
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Poland),
Marcelo (Real Madrid and Brazil),
Dries Mertens (Napoli and Belgium),
Luka Modric (Real Madrid and Croatia),
Neymar (Paris St-Germain and Brazil),
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid and Slovenia),
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain),
Luis Suarez (Barcelona and Uruguay).

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