FIFA BALLON D'OR SHORTLISTS REVEALED: Neymar, Messi, Ronaldo make list.

It included New shortlists such as Julian Mbappe who impressed as Monaco reached the semi finals of the UEFA Champions league, Isco who was inspirational as Real Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy twice in a row,  Christiano Ronaldo who has 4 Ballon d'ors to his name, Lionel Messi who currently has 5 Ballon d'ors Awards and a host of other top players from across the footballing continents. The shortlist is seen below.

Shortlist

Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Paulo Dybala (Juventus)

Marcelo (Real Madrid)

N’Golo Kante (Chelse)

Luis Suarez (Barcelona)

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)

Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)

Dries Mertens (Napoli)

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

David De Gea (Manchester United)

Harry Kane (Tottenham)

Edin Dzeko (Roma)

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)

Sadio Mane (Liverpool)

Radamel Falcao (Monaco)

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)

Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain)

Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich)

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Isco (Real Madrid)

Kylian Mbappe (Monaco/Paris Saint-Germain)

Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)