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In this life time< Jamie Vardy, Leicester City’s highest goal scorer in last season English premier league campaign where the club defied all odds to win the EPL title, is the only Englishman to be nominated for the 2016 Ballon D’or award organized by France Football after scoring 24 goals for the club last season.
Alongside stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Suarez, Vardy has been nominated in the original 30 man shortlist for the award. See the full Ballon D’or shortlist after the cut.
Sergio Aguero Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gareth Bale Gianluigi Buffon Cristiano Ronaldo Kevin De Bruyne Paulo Dybala Diego Godín Antoine Griezmann Gonzalo Higuain Zlatan Ibrahimovic Andres Iniesta Koke Toni Kroos Robert Lewandowski Hugo Lloris Riyad Mahrez Lionel Messi Luka Modric Thomas Muller Manuel Neuer Neymar Dimitri Payet Pepe Paul Pogba Rui Patricio Sergio Ramos Luis Suarez Jamie Vardy Arturo Vidal.