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List of Ballon d’Or Nominees 2019- Golden Ball 30 player Shortlist Distribution by Clubs | No Neymar, Kane, Pogba, Modric

Here is the list of nominees for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award. The shortlist has some major names missing- no Neymar, Harry Kane, Paul Pogba or even last year’s winner Luka Modric. The Croatian is the first reigning Ballon d’Or winner not to be nominated in the succeeding year.

Which club has most players nominated for the 2019 Ballon d’Or?

It is reigning European champions Liverpool, who have seven players in the 30 man shortlist. Man City have the second highest number of nominations with five?

Golden Ball player nominees by club

Liverpool: 7 (Mane, Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Wijnaldum, Van Dijk, Firmino, Salah)
Man City: 5 (Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Sterling)
Barcelona: 4 (De Jong, Ter Stegen, Messi, Griezmann)
Ajax: 2 (Tadic, Van de Beek)
PSG: 2 (Mbappe, Marquinhos)
Spurs: 2 (Lloris, Son)
Real Madrid: 2 (Benzema, Hazard)
Juventus: 2 (Ronaldo, De Ligt)
Arsenal: 1 (Aubameyang)
Atletico Madrid: 1 (Joao Felix)
Bayern: 1 (Robert Lewandowski)
Napoli: 1 (Koulibaly)

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Late Alli strike saves Spurs’ blushes

A controversial late equaliser from Dele Alli prevented Watford from securing their first ever league win away at Spurs as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in Game Week 9.

Defeat against the league’s bottom dwellers would’ve been almost catastrophic for Spurs, but instead it was the visitors who felt that they had been unjustly denied three points by VAR at the final whistle.

In an indication of the state of things at the TH Stadium, Pochettino opted to begin with a 5-3-2, effectively mirroring Quique Sanchez Flores’ formation. It felt overtly defensive against the 20th ranked side in the league

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