The Latest Ballon d'Or Nominees Have Been Unveiled

The latest batch of Ballon d'Or nominees have been released, with France Football adding another five players to the 10 we already know will be on the 30 man shortlist for the gong at the end of the year.

Manchester United become the second Premier League club to have a player named on the list, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic nominated for the 2016 award, although the Swede's position on the list is more to do with his form at Paris Saint-Germain rather than anything he's done since arriving at Old Trafford over the Summer.

The other four contenders aren't too bad, either with Andres Iniesta, Koke, Toni Kroos and Robert Lewandowski all receiving nominations.

The next five names on the list are set to be unveiled in a couple of hours time.

(H/T France Football)

Topics: Football, Robert Lewandowski, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andres Iniesta, Ballon d'Or, Toni Kroos

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