11 Nominated Players Who Failed To Record A Single Vote At The Ballon d'Or

He may have equalled the Serie A record of 35 goals in a single season, but Gonzalo Higuain was among a list of huge names to not receive a single vote in the Ballon d'Or on Monday evening.

Cristiano Ronaldo inevitably took home the gold as Lionel Messi came 2nd, and Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann rounded off the top three.

As well as Higuain, Ronaldo's teammate Sergio Ramos never received a vote either, despite winning the Champions League and scoring several last minute winners.

Here's the 11 nominees who never received a single vote: Agüero, De Bruyne, Dybala, Godin, Higuain, Iniesta, Koke, Lloris, Müller, Neuer, Sergio Ramos.

Kevin De Bruyne

Here's a graphical breakdown of the voting, via Mundo Deportvo

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 745 votes
2. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 316
3. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) 198
4. Luis Suarez (FC Barcelona) 91
5. Neymar (FC Barcelona) 68
6. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) 60
7. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) 20
8. Jamie Vardy (Leicester) 11
9/10. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) and Pepe (Real Madrid) 8
11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 7
12. Rui Patricio (Sporting CP) 6
13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) 5
14/15. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) and Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich) 4
16. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 3
17. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/, Luka Modric (Real Madrid) and Dimitri Payet (West Ham) 1

Zero Votes - Agüero, De Bruyne, Dybala, Godin, Higuain, Iniesta, Koke, Lloris, Müller, Neuer, Sergio Ramos.

(H/T: Mundo Deportivo)

Jack Kenmare

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