Bale, Aguero & Benzema lead the first 5 nominees for Ballon d’Or award

Sergio Aguero, Alisson Becker, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Edinson Cavani are the first 5 nominees for the Ballon d’Or award.

France Football have revealed the first set of the 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or award and the rest will follow five at a time throughout the day.

The last winner in 2017 was Cristiano Ronaldo.

Nominees (5/30)

Sergio Aguero (Man City/Argentina)

Alisson Becker (Liverpool/Brazil)

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid/Wales)

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France)

Edinson Cavani (PSG/Uruguay)