Messi, Ronaldo among 30 Ballon d'Or nominees
A total of 30 Ballon d'Or award nominees, including jointly seven-time winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, were announced by France Football on Monday. With a total of six players featured, Real Madrid had the highest number of nominees, followed by Barcelona and Bayern Munich with four nominees each. Ballon d'Or ended its partnership with FIFA in September 2016.