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Ballon d’Or shortlist: It’s a Premier League affair with a Liverpool and Man City takeover

By Ashley Anthony

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is put under pressure by Bernardo Silva of Manchester City during the FA Community Shield match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on August 04, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is put under pressure by Bernardo Silva of Manchester City during the FA Community Shield match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on August 04, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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In total, the English Premier League take up 50% of the 30-man Ballon d’Or shortlist. Of this percentage, only three players were from other EPL clubs.

The North London of England takes up three of the slots on the Ballon d’Or shortlist. The first player on the list is always reliable and lethal in front of goal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Another attacker and a bitter rival to Aubameyang makes the elite cut. Arguably one of the best, if not the best player to come from the Asian continent is Heung-Min Son. Joining him and allocating the last spot is his teammate, Hugo Lloris. This comes as a big shock. Should he be on the list?

The rest of the shortlist

There are seven names coming from the Spanish Top Flight. Barcelona took most of the available slots with four. Following them are old enemies Real Madrid with two players, and taking one spot are their neighbouring rivals, Atletico.

La Liga players – 7

  1. Frenkie De Jong (Barcelona)
  2. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
  3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
  4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
  5. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona)
  6. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)
  7. Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid)

Taking up the leftover slots are players from the Serie A, Eredivisie, and Ligue 1.

Final eight players

  1. Dusan Tadic (Ajax)
  2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
  3. Donny van de Beek (Ajax)
  4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
  5. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus)
  6. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
  7. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
  8. Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
    [Full list: Sky Sports]
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