The superstar trio of stars includind Ronaldo, Modric and Messi, have been joined by the likes of Kane, Hazard and Mbappe as the Ballon d'Or season kicks-off in full swing.
A host of top football talents on the planet are once again, set to battle it out for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award as a list for 2018 honours was unveiled on Monday by France Football, the organizers of the award event.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah were all included in the top 30 list, which includes the best footballers on the planet.
Real Madrid’s Luka Modric is also in the running to be named the Ballon d’Or winner for 2018 after winning the FIFA Best award.
Here's the full list of the 30 contenders;
1. Sergio Aguero
2. Alisson Becker
3. Gareth Bale
4. Karim Benzema
5. Edinson Cavani
6. Thibaut Courtois
7. Cristiano Ronaldo
8. Kevin De Bruyne
9. Roberto Firmino
10. Diego Godin
11. Antoine Griezmann
12. Eden Hazard
13. Isco
14. Harry Kane
15. N’Golo Kante
16. Hugo Lloris
17. Mario Mandzukic
18. Sadio Mane
18. Marcelo
20. Kylian Mbappe
21. Lionel Messi
22. Luka Modric
23. Neymar
24. Jan Oblak
25 Paul Pogba
26. Ivan Rakitic
27. Sergio Ramos
28. Mohamed Salah
29. Luis Suarez
30. Raphael Varane.