BALLON D'OR 2016 SHORTLIST UNVEILED AS THE NOMINEES FOR THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYER ARE REVEALED.

THE 30-MAN SHORTLIST IN FULL.

Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Diego Godin (Atlético Madrid)
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli/Juventus).
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG/ Manchester United)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Koke (Atletico Madrid)
Toni Kris (Real Madrid)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
Rihad Mahrez (Leicester)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Lukas Mosaic (Real Madrid)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Manuel Nuer (Bayern Munich)
Neymar (Barcelona)
Dimitri Payet (West Ham)
Pepe (Real Madrid)
Paul Pogba (Juventus/Manchester United)
Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Jamie Vardy (Leicester)
Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)