The Ballon d'Or is one of the biggest accolades a player can receive. It's awarded to the best player of the year as voted by sports journalists, and organized by France Football magazine.
All of the usual suspects are present- last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, and Fernando Torres. In total there are 12 players from the Spanish Premier League(6 from Barcelona alone), 10 from the English Premier League, and 4 from Serie A, along with several other players from league scattered throughout Europe.
Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid)
Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
Thierry Henry (Barcelona)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Xavi (Barcelona)
Yaya Toure (Barcelona)
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Julio Cesar (Inter Milan)
Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan)
Maicon (Inter Milan)
Diego (Juventus)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Kaka (Real Madrid)
Luis Fabiano (Sevilla)
Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg)
David Villa (Valencia)
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