30-MAN BALLON D'OR 2019 LIST REVEALS

France Football have unveiled their 30 candidates for the 2019 Ballon d'Or award.

Liverpool lead the way with seven nominees, with Manchester City just behind with five players in the running.

LaLiga Santander giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have four and two nominees respectively, with Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard representing Los Blancos.



Spain also have five players competing for the best young player, or Kopa Trophy, wth Vinicius (Real Madrid), Lunin (Valladolid), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Samu Chukwueze (Villarreal) and Kang-In Lee (Valencia) nominated.

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona goalkeepers Jan Oblak and Marc-Andre ter Stegen will go head-to-head for the Yashin Trophy.