The French newspaper “France Football” has presented the top contenders for the “Golden ball”.
From 2010 to 2015 the “Golden ball” was awarded the international football Federation – term cooperation between FIFA and “France Football” has expired, and now to give the main individual award in world football will again be the French edition.
For the “Golden ball”-2016 expect:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Rui Patrício (Sporting).
Defenders: Diego Godín (Club Atlético De Madrid), Pepe (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
Midfielders: Gareth bale (real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester city), Paulo Dibala (Juventus), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke (club atlético de Madrid), Toni Kroos (real Madrid), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester), Luka Modric (real Madrid), Dimitri Payet (“West ham”), Paul Pogba (“Manchester United”), Arturo Vidal (Bayern).
Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético De Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (“Manchester United”), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Neymar (Barcelona), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Jamie Vardy (Leicester).
The name of the owner of “Golden ball” to the end of the year will determine sports journalists from around the world.
