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Published 16:47 24 Jul 2018 BST
Updated 17:33 24 Jul 2018 BST
Belgian duo Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne have also made the cut after an impressive World Cup and in De Bruyne's case, a quite incredible league campaign with Manchester City.
Luka Modrić is the final name on the list, after he played a key role in Real Madrid's third consecutive Champions League victory and taking Croatia to their first ever World Cup semi-final.
Individual awards in a team sport attract criticism, but we are in the era of the superstar, when individual players can have bigger global fanbases than clubs.
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