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Antoine Griezmann on Ballon d'Or Nominees: 'I Think That a Frenchman Must Win'

Antoine Griezmann has called for an end to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's 10-year monopoly of the Ballon d'Or, saying one of France's 2018 FIFA World Cup winners should take the award this year.

Six members of the triumphant Les Blues squad, including Griezmann, have been included among the 30 nominees for the prestigious award, and the Atletico Madrid forward believes one of them deserves it given what France achieved in the summer, per France Football (h/t Goal's James Westwood):

"We are world champions, we're part of the best team in the world.