Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have once again been short-listed for the 2016 Ballon d'Or award which is for the world’s best player in soccer.
Messi who won the award this year has won the prestigious award for a record 5 time while Ronaldo has won the award three times and the duo have won the award between themselves since 2007.
Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero have also been included in the 30 player short-list.
The shortlist has traditionally been trimmed to three players before the awards evening in January.
