Ballon d'Or 2017: 10 stars who were left out of the 30-man shortlist

Patrick Power 6 years ago 17.6k |

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Unexpected absentees. BeSoccer
Unexpected absentees. BeSoccer
'France Football' announced the 30 candidates to win the 2017 Ballon d'Or world footballer of the year award and some big names were missing on the list. Here are some of the players who were shockingly left out.
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LaLiga
Serie A
Bundesliga
Premier League
Ligue 1
G. Bale
Arsenal
Barcelona
Bayern München
Juventus
Manchester City
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Z. Ibrahimovic
M. Neuer
Alexis Sánchez
Andres Iniesta
G. Higuaín
S. Agüero
D. Alves
Á. Di María
Paul Pogba