Neymar, Suarez, Kane make Ballon d'Or list.

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Paris Saint German and Brazil forward Neymar was one of the first five names that award organizers France Football revealed from the shortlist, along with Real Madrid duo Luka Modric and Marcelo, Juventus forward Paulo Dybala and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante.
 Barca and Uruguay striker Suarez, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak and Napoli forward Dries Mertens were named in the second phase of the announcement, followed by Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, Tottenham's Kane,Bayern Munich's Lewandowski, Manchester United's David De Gea and Roma's Edin Dzeko.
 Neymar,who left Barcelona to join PSG this summer in a World-record move, came third in the voting in 2015 and was fifth last year, while Suarez has yet to make it into the final three-man selection.
 Madrid star Ronaldo, who beat Lionel messi and Antoine Griezmann to the award last year, is expected to be annouced among the nominees later after helping Madrid to a third Champions League crown in four seasons and a first La Liga title in five years, as well ad the FIFA Club World Cup.
 Ronaldo scored twice as Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 in the Champions League final, while also finishing top scorer in the competition with 12 goals
Ronaldo is set to face competition from long-time rival Lionel Messi, who finished up as La Liga's top scorer with 37 goals - 12 ahead of Ronaldo - and helped Barcelona to Copa Del Rey success in what was a largely disappointing season for the club.

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