The names of all 30 nominees for the Golden Ball became known in 2018
France Football has announced the names of all the contenders for the title of the best player of the year for the season.
The 30 nominees included: Tibo Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium), Alisson (Liverpool, Brazil), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, France), Jan Cloud (Atlético, Slovenia), Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brazil), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain) ), Rafael Varand (Real Madrid, France), Diego Godin (Atlético, Uruguay), Isco (Real Madrid, Spain), Ngol Cantô (Chelsea, France), Paul Pogba (Manchester United, France), Luke Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia) Kevin de Braine (Manchester City, Belgium), Ivan Rakitich (Barcelona, Croatia), Eden Azar (Chelsea, Belgium), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina), Neymar (PSG, Brazil), Moha Ed Salon (PSV, Uruguay), Cristiano Ronaldo (United States of America), El Salah (Liverpool, Egypt), Luis Suarez (Barcelona, Uruguay), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City, Argentina), Gareth Bale (Real, Wales), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France) Ronaldo (Juventus, Portugal), Antoine Grizmann (Atlético, France), Mario Mandzhukić (Juventus, Croatia), Sadio Mane (Liverpool, Senegal), Kilian Mbappe (PSG, France), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool, Brazil), Harry Kane Tottenham, England).
The ceremony for the Golden Ball will be held on December 3.