each have seven players apiece on the list, but there are also inclusions for the likes of Tottenham's Harry Kane and and handful of other Premier League players.
There are a couple of slightly unexpected names on the list too, with Arsenal's mistake-prone backup goalkeeper David Ospina making the list along with Massimo Luongo of Swindon Town, currently playing in League One. The 2016 awards ceremony will be held on the 11th of January in Zurich, along with the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year trophy and the Puskas award, given to the scorer of the best goal of the year as voted on by the public.
The players on the list are:
Barcelona: Claudio Bravo, Javier Mascherano, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Ivan Rakitic, Neymar, Luis Suarez.
Real Madrid: Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronalso, Luka Modric, James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos.
Juventus: Giorgio Chiellini, Paul Pogba, Alvaro Morata.
New York City: Andrea Pirlo.
Boca Juniors: Carlos Tevez.
Bayern Munich: Arturo Vidal, Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben, David Alaba, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer.
Manchester City: Wilfried Bony, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, Nicolas Otamendi, Kevin de Bruyne.
Chelsea: Diego Costa, Willian, Thibaut Courtois, Eden Hazard.
Paris Saint-Germain: Edinson Cavani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Javier Pastore.
Manchester United: Wayne Rooney, David de Gea, Memphis Depay.
Arsenal: David Ospina, Alexis Sanchez.
Atletico Madrid: Antoine Griezmann, Jackson Martinez.
Tottenham: Son Heung-min, Harry Kane.
Milan: Carlos Bacca.
LA Galaxy: Giovani dos Santos.
Liverpool: Philippe Coutinho.
Bournemouth: Christian Atsu.
Corinthians: Paulo Guerrero.
Hoffenheim: Eduardo Vargas.
Internazionale: Gary Medel.
Lyon: Alexandre Lacazette.
PSV Eindhoven: Andres Guardado.
River Plate: Carlos Sanchez.
Swansea: Andre Ayew.
Swindon Town: Massimo Luongo.
Leicester City: Shinji Okazaki.
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