The Road Towards the Ballon d'Or Begins

Well boys and girls, that time of the year has finally approached us. What am I talking about you may be wondering?

The crowning of a new King with the prestigious French award, the Ballon d’Or.

The glitzy award is given out each December to the football player who’s performed leaps and bounds from any of his peers throughout the last calendar year.

Last year the award went out to former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo. Leaving Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in second place and our boy Torres in third.

So now that your up to date on last years proceedings, let me introduce to you the thirty players nominated for the French award.

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- Ballon d’Or Contenders:

Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Diego (Juventus), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg), Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Kaka (Real Madrid), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Maicon (Inter Milan), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), David Villa (Valencia), Xavi (Barcelona), Yaya Toure (Barcelona).

Written By: Diana

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