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FIFA Release 59-Man Nomination List For Ballon D’Or 2015 (See Full List)

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Published: October 2, 2015
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FIFA have released a 59-man nomination list for the 2015 Ballon d’Or awards.

As usual, holder Cristiano Ronaldo and  Barcelona star Lionel Messi lead the nomination list with other expected names like Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale and Neymar

There are also new entries like Tottenham striker Harry Kane who scored  22 league goals in his breakout season.

Other English Premier League players in the league Chelsea stars Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard, Manchester City are represented by Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne  and  Nicolas Otamendi.

Chile’s fantastic exploits at the World Cup mean they have a strong representation, with Claudio Bravo, Gary Medel, Alexis Sanchez, Eduardo Vargas and Arturo Vidal all included.

Manchester United’s Memphis Depay, David de Gea and Wayne Rooney are also all included.

However, the biggest shocks is the inclusion of QPR midfielder Luongo, who spent last year playing in League One for Swindon Town.

He makes the list because of his exploits in the Asia Cup in January.

Real Madrid and Barcelona lead the way on the 59-strong list.

Six members of the Juventus side that got to the final of the UEFA Champions League final last season are also on the list and Bayern Munich with five players.

Full List below:

Claudio Bravo – Barcelona

Javier Mascherano – Barcelona

Andres Iniesta – Barcelona

Lionel Messi – Barcelona

Ivan Rakitic – Barcelona

Neymar – Barcelona

Luis Suarez – Barcelona

Gareth Bale – Real Madrid

Karim Benzema – Real Madrid

Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid

Luka Modric – Real Madrid

James Rodriguez – Real Madrid

Toni Kroos – Real Madrid

Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus

Paul Pogba – Juventus

Alvaro Morata – Juventus

Arturo Vidal – Juventus/Bayern

Andrea Pirlo – Juventus/NYCFC

Carlos Tevez – Juventus/Boca

Robert Lewandowski – Bayern

Arjen Robben – Bayern

David Alaba – Bayern

Thomas Muller – Bayern

Manuel Neuer – Bayern

Wilfried Bony – Manchester City

Yaya Toure – Manchester City

Sergio Aguero – Manchester City

Nicolas Otamendi – valencia/Manchester City

Kevin de Bruyne – Wolfsburg/Manchester City

Diego Costa – Chelsea

Willian – Chelsea

Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea

Eden Hazard – Chelsea

Edinson Cavani – PSG

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – PSG

Javier Pastore – PSG

Wayne Rooney – Manchester United

David de Gea – Manchester United

Memphis Depay – PSV/Manchester United

David Ospina – Arsenal

Alexis Sanchez – Arsenal

Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid

Jackson Martinez – Porto/Atletico Madrid

Carlos Bacca – Sevilla/AC Milan

Giovani dos Santos – Villarreal/LA Galaxy

Phillippe Coutinho – Liverpool

Son Heung-Min – Leverkusen/Tottenham

Christian Atsu – Everton/Bournemouth

Paolo Guerrero – Flamengo/Corinthians

Eduardo Vargas – QPR/Hoffenheim

Gary Medel – Inter

Harry Kane – Tottenham

Alexandre Lacazette – Lyon

Andres Guardado – PSV

Carlos Sanchez – River Plate

Andre Ayew – Marseille/Swansea

Massimo Luongo – Swindon/QPR

Shinji Okazaki – Mainz/Leicester

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