Pogba, Mahrez Make The 2016 Ballon d 'Or Shortlist

Luis Suarez, Neymar and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba are among the latest players to be added to the Ballon d'Or shortlist.


THE 2016 BALLON D 'OR 30-MAN SHORTLIST

 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
 Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
 Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
 Neymar (Barcelona)
 Dimitri Payet (West Ham)
 Pepe (Real Madrid)
 Paul Pogba (Manchester United)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)
 Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
 Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City)
 Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
 Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
 Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
 Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus)
 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)
 Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
 Koke (Atletico Madrid)
 Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
 Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
 Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)

The 2016 ballon d 'Or ceremony comes on January 9.