Ronaldo. PHOTO: AFP
Bale led Wales on a wonderful run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals and also won the Champions League, and while Griezmann was a beaten finalist in both those tournaments; he was however the top scorer at the Euros.
Portuguese superstar Ronaldo is tipped to pip both of them to the award after helping Portugal stagger to their first ever international tournament win in France in July.
Neymar picks Ronaldo over Messi for Ballon d'Or
The winner will be revealed in late August.
Lionel Messi won in 2015, but was just fifth on this year’s original list behind his Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez.
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