A list of the contenders for the FIFA Ballon d'Or has reportedly been leaked and features some outrageous names, as well as four Africans.
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Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo claim they have received an exclusive list of 59 pre-selected candidates for this year's Ballon d'Or.
The list, with outrageous names such as Arsenal's second-choice goalkeeper David Ospina and even one English League One player, was apparently sent to members of FIFA's Football Committee and leaked to the Spanish publication.
The pre-selected list of 59 names, which features African stars Yaya Toure, Wilfried Bony, Andre Ayew and Christian Atsu, will be cut down to 23 before national team captains, coaches and nominated journalists vote for their favourites.
Here is the leaked list in full, ordered by clubs:
Real Madrid: Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric, James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos, Cristiano Ronaldo
FC Barcelona: Claudio Bravo, Javier Mascherano, Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi
Juventus: Giorgio Chiellini, Paul Pogba, Alvaro Morata, Arturo Vidal (now Bayern), Andrea Pirlo (now New York City), Carlos Tevez (now Boca Juniors)
Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, David Alaba
Manchester City: Wilfried Bony, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero
Paris Saint-Germain: Edinson Cavani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Javier Pastore
Chelsea: Diego Costa, Thibaut Courtois, Eden Hazard, Willian
Manchester United: Wayne Rooney, David de Gea
PSV Eindhoven: Memphis Depay (now Manchester United), Andres Guardado
Arsenal: David Ospina, Alexis Sanchez
Liverpool: Philippe Coutinho
Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane
Atletico Madrid: Antoine Griezmann
Valencia: Nicolas Otamendi (now Manchester City)
Sevilla: Carlos Bacca (now AC Milan)
Villarreal: Giovanni dos Santos (now LA Galaxy)
Wolfsburg: Kevin De Bruyne (now Manchester City)
Bayer Leverkusen: Son Heung-min (now Tottenham Hotspur)
Mainz: Shinji Okazaki (now Leicester)
Porto: Jackson Martinez (now Atletico Madrid)
Everton: Christian Atsu (now Bournemouth)
Inter Milan: Gary Medel
Lyon: Alexandre Lacazette
Marseille: Andre Ayew (now Swansea)
QPR: Eduardo Vargas (now Hoffenheim)
Swindon Town: Massimo Luongo (now QPR)
Flamengo: Paolo Guerrero
River Plate: Carlos Sanchez
DISCLAIMER: It cannot be confirmed whether this is a fabricated story or indeed the true list of pre-selected FIFA Ballon d'Or contenders.
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