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Ballon d'Or voting: Griezmann drops to 18th as Buffon, Modric crack top 5

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Armen Bedakian

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France Football has revealed its rankings for the 2017 Ballon d’Or from a 30-player shortlist, with Cristiano Ronaldo earning a fifth trophy ahead of Lionel Messi and Neymar.

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Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric made up the remainder of the top five, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.

Sergio Ramos and Kylian Mbappe finished just outside a top-five spot at sixth and seventh.

There were a couple of surprises Thursday – Toni Kroos didn’t move up from 17th, the spot he earned last year, while Antoine Griezmann fell from third in 2016 to 18th in 2017. Isco, Edinson Cavani, Harry Kane, and N’Golo Kante were high-risers in 2017, finishing 12th, 10th, and eighth, respectively, despite not even making the shortlist last year.

Here’s the vote ranking from France Football:

Rank Name Club
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
2 Lionel Messi Barcelona
3 Neymar Paris Saint-Germain
4 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
5 Luka Modric Real Madrid
6 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid
7 Kylian Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain
8 N’Golo Kante Chelsea
9 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
10 Harry Kane Tottenham
11 Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain
12 Isco Real Madrid
13 Luis Suarez Barcelona
14 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
15 Paulo Dybala Juventus
16 Marcelo Real Madrid
17 Toni Kroos Real Madrid
18 Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid
19 Eden Hazard Chelsea
20 David De Gea Manchester United
T-21 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund
T-21 Leonardo Bonucci AC Milan
23 Sadio Mane Liverpool
24 Radamel Falcao AS Monaco
25 Karim Benzema Real Madrid
26 Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid
27 Mats Hummels Bayern Munich
28 Edin Dzeko AS Roma
T-29 Philippe Coutinho Liverpool
T-29 Dries Mertens Napoli