LIONEL MESSI and Cristiano Ronaldo are likely to go head-to-head for a ninth consecutive year but who else is in the running for the 2016 Ballon d'Or?
Ronaldo and Messi have shared the coveted trophy between them for the past eight years with the Real Madrid man winning three compared to the Argentinine's five.
Gareth Bale was the only Brit named in the first five players announced while Manchester City's Sergio Aguero is joined by club mate Kevin de Bruyne on the shortlist.
Paolo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain joined their Juventus team-mate Gianluigi Buffon on the list in the second batch of names announced at 9am.
Pierre-Emereick Aubameyang and Atletico Madrid duo Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann make up the first ten names announced for the 2016 Ballon d'Or.
France Football magazine is revealing the 30-man shortlist in bunches of five players every two hours throughout today, after Fifa ended its association with the award last month.
Messi won the award last year with 41.33% of the votes compared to 27.76% for Ronaldo while Barcelona frontman Neymar came third.
Chelsea's Eden Hazard was the highest finishing Premier League star on the list while Yaya Toure, Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne and Alexis Sanchez made up the four other representatives of the English league.
Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were also on the shortlist while at Juventus and Paris St-Germain respectively.
There will be 20 more players announced throughout today with the next five are expected to be unveiled at 11am.
Gareth Bale was the only Brit named in the first five players announced while Manchester City's Sergio Aguero is joined by club mate Kevin de Bruyne on the shortlist.
Paolo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain joined their Juventus team-mate Gianluigi Buffon on the list in the second batch of names announced at 9am.
Pierre-Emereick Aubameyang and Atletico Madrid duo Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann make up the first ten names announced for the 2016 Ballon d'Or.
France Football magazine is revealing the 30-man shortlist in bunches of five players every two hours throughout today, after Fifa ended its association with the award last month.
Messi won the award last year with 41.33% of the votes compared to 27.76% for Ronaldo while Barcelona frontman Neymar came third.
Chelsea's Eden Hazard was the highest finishing Premier League star on the list while Yaya Toure, Aguero, Kevin de Bruyne and Alexis Sanchez made up the four other representatives of the English league.
Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were also on the shortlist while at Juventus and Paris St-Germain respectively.
There will be 20 more players announced throughout today with the next five are expected to be unveiled at 11am.
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