The 30-man shortlist for the 2016 Ballon d'Or award has been announced.

The 30 Man shortlist for the Balon d'Or has been revealed and Real Madrid has dominated the list as they have 6 of their players on the list after the lifted the Uefa Champions League last season.
The Premier league is duly represented by 6 players as the Manchester Clubs have 2 a piece. 
Jamie Vardy makes the list after his influence last season in helping Leicester City win the English Premier League and he becomes the first Englishman to be nominated for the prestigous award after Wayne Rooney in 2012. His team mate Riyad Mahrez also makes the list after winning the PFA Player of the Year for the last season.

Other players come from Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.
There is only one player in the list that does not play in any of the Europe's top 5 leagues and that is Goalkeeper Rui Patricio after he helped Portugal Lift the Euro 2016 in France.

The List in Full

Sergio Agüero (Manchester City & Argentina)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund & Gabon)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid & Wales)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus & Italy)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus & Argentina)
Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid & Uruguay)
Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid & France)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli/Juventus & Argentina)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United & Sweden)
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona & Spain)
Koke (Atlético Madrid & Spain)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid & Germany)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München & Poland)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur & France)
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City & Algeria)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid & Croatia)
Thomas Müller (Bayern München & Germany)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern München & Germany)
Neymar (Barcelona & Brazil)
Dimitri Payet (West Ham & France)
Pepe (Real Madrid & Portugal)
Paul Pogba (Juventus/Manchester United & France)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid & Spain)
Rui Patrício (Sporting CP & Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal)
Luis Suárez (Barcelona & Uruguay)
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City & England)
Arturo Vidal (Bayern München & Chile)