The magazine "France Football" already has announced the complete classification of the Balloon of Gold 2016, that has conquered Cristiano Ronaldo by in front of Leo Messi and Antoine Griezmann, with Luis Suárez and Neymar Jr like fourth and fifth qualifiers. It surprises, in any case, that Andrés Iniesta have not remained with a fixed position in the list of 30 candidates, since it did not receive any vote of the journalists.
The reporters -that no expert- did not bet in any moment by the midfield player manchego, that this season is going back to show be a vital piece in the gear of the FC Barcelona, turning into the mechanism that commissions to regulate the rhythm of game of the team during the distinct phases of the parties.
In spite of the gesta of the Leicester City the past season winning the Premier League, surprises in any case that Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy find in the seventh and eighth position, perhaps places too high for them taking into account that this course the group of the "foxes" is not shining too much in the English competition.
Equally surprising is that Pepe have remained in ninth position and Sergio Bouquets, that was goleador in the final of the Champions League won by the Real Madrid and is dazzling this campaign, neither have received any vote, to the equal that the already mentioned Andrés Iniesta and Agüero, Of Bruyne, Dybala, Godin, Higuain, Koke, Lloris, Müller and Neuer.
Like this it has remained the classification:
- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
- 2. Leo Messi
- 3. Antoine Griezmann
- 4. Luis Suárez
- 5. Neymar Jr.
- 6. Gareth Bleat
- 7. Rihay Mahrez
- 8. Jamie Vardy
- 9. Pepe
- 9. Gianluigi Buffon
- 11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- 12. Rui Patrício
- 13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
- 14. Arturo Vidal
- 14. Paul Pogba
- 16. Robert Lewandowski
- 17. Dimitri Payet
- 17. Luka Modric
- 17. Toni Kroos