Ronaldo and Bale in Ballon d'Or list.

Three-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo will need to go up against Real Madrid partner Gareth Bale for the Ballon d'Or. Both were on the 2016 longlist reported Monday which additionally highlighted Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, Borussia Dortmund's Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Juventus veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Manchester United's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is additionally on the rundown, while Barcelona's Argentine genius Lionel Messi was relied upon to be included later.

Ballon d'Or supports France Football magazine, who are arranging the trophy all alone after the end of their association with FIFA, are discharging the names of the 30 players in clumps of five through the span of Monday.

Ronaldo, who won the honor in 2008 and 2013-14, set himself up for a fourth Ballon d'Or while captaining Portugal to Euro 2016 magnificence and helping Real Madrid to an eleventh Champions League triumph.

Bunch and Ronaldo Another player to make the rundown is Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann, one of the stars for hosts and beaten finalists France at Euro 2016. One man excluded is Griezmann's countryman Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid striker's year having been eclipsed by the sextape extortion undertaking which prompted him being solidified out of the national group in front of the Euros.

 The victor will be dictated by a vote of writers — players (national group commanders) and Coaches will no longer have a say after the consummation of the five-year bargain between France football and FIFA.

The first ever Ballon d'Or was won by Stanley Matthews, at the time with Blackpool, who beat Alfredo Di Stefano for the inaugural title in 1956.

A year ago's respect went to Ronaldo's most outstanding adversary Messi, who won it for the fifth time.

Waitlist in this way (discharged in sequential order arrange) Sergio Agüero (ARG/Manchester City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB/Borussia Dortmund), Gareth Bale (WAL/Real Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (ITA/Juventus), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (BEL/Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (ARG/Juventus), Diego Godin (URU/Atletico Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (FRA/Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (ARG/Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (SWE/Manchester United), Andrés Iniesta (ESP/Barcelona), Koke (ESP/Atletico Madrid), Toni Kroos (GER/Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (POL/Bayern Munich)