DEFINITE: The 30 nominated to the Balloon of Gold 2016

This Monday the magazine "France Football" has given to know to the 30 nominated to heave with the prize to better player of the world by means of the Balloon of Gold 2016. From "FCBN" have been still in direct the nomination, that has given progressively in six batches of five players from the eight of the morning and until the 18.30 hours.

To day of today, does not know when it will be the date indicated for the delivery of the 61º Balloon of Gold of the history, but this will not be further of the month of December. Unlike what occurred in the previous editions, when it gave jointly with the FIFA in January, are several things those that change. The same that the elimination of the intermediate stage in which they announced the three finalists. These are the nominated, ordered by the batches in which they have gone appearing:

First batch of nominated

The first five players nominated for the tournament have been the attacker of the Manchester City, Sergio "Kun" Agüero and the forward of the Borussia of Dortmund Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Beside them the goalkeeper of the Juventus of Turín Gianluigi Buffon and the attackers of the Real Madrid Gareth Bleat and Cristiano Ronaldo. The luso is one of the main candidates to win the prize, although his last performances put it in entredicho.

Second batch of nominated

The following five players in going out in the list of nominated arrived from the ten of the morning. The attacker of the Manchester City Kevin of Bruyne and the attackers of the Juventus of Turín Gonzalo Higuaín and Paulo Dybala were other appointed. Beside them, the footballers of the Athletic of Madrid Antoine Griezmann and Diego Godín also are candidates. The French arrives after being runner-up of Europe with Athletic of Madrid and France, and as better player and maximum goleador of the Eurocopa.

Third batch of nominated

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Koke (Athletic Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) and Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) formed the third batch of nominated to the Balloon of Gold 2016. They go in, therefore, two Spanish midfield players in the list, whereas also they do it two goleadores from does time consolidated as they are the Swedish and the Pole. Toni Kroos, the brain of the Real Madrid, also has gone in in the list of applicants in spite of his decaffeinated UEFA Euro 2016.

Fourth batch of nominated

Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester), Leo Messi (FC Barcelona), Luka Modric (Real Madrid) and Thomas Müller (Bayern of Munich) formed part of the fourth batch of players nominated to the Balloon of Gold 2016. Finally we saw to another player of the FC Barcelona, Leo Messi, the one who to his time is one of the favourite maxima to conquer the prize beside Cristiano Ronaldo. The nomination of Riyad Mahrez, deserved after the Premier League conquered of way epic by the Leicester City the past season.

Fifth batch of nominated

Manuel Neuer (Bayern of Munich), Neymar (FC Barcelona), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Pepe (Real Madrid) and Paul Pogba (Manchester United) went in in the fifth and penultimate batch of nominated to the Balloon of Gold 2016. The Real Madrid, in this sense, followed accumulating effective after having conquered the past edition of the Champions League.

Sixth batch of nominated

Rui Patricio (Sporting of Portugal), Sergio Bouquets (Real Madrid), Luis Suárez (FC Barcelona), Jamie Vardy (Leicester) and Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich) were the last five players in appearing in the batch, with the presence stood out of Luis Suárez like the valid winner of the Boot of Gold 2016, after having marked 40 goals the past campaign in League with the FC Barcelona.