The Premier League dominates the 30-man shortlist for this year's Ballon d'Or as no fewer than 14 stars from England's top flight vie for football's most prestigious prize.
The award - given to the year's best footballer - was cancelled last year owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi won the men's award in 2019, seeing off Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo to the prize, the sixth time he has won the Ballon d'Or.
Ballon d'Or shortlist
Cesar Azpilicueta, Nicolas Barella, Karim Benzema, Leonardo Bonucci, Kevin de Bruyne, Giorgio Chiellini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruben Dias, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Bruno Fernandes, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jorginho, Harry Kane, N'Golo Kanté, Simon Kjaer, Robert Lewandowski, Romelu Lukaku, Riyad Mahrez, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Luka Modric, Gerard Moreno Mason Mount, Neymar, Pedri, Mohamed Salah, Raheem Sterling, Luis Suarez
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France Football - who organise the event - are moments away from revealing their 30-man shortlist, although Get French Football News has leaked the nominees on Twitter.