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The Ballon d'Or's 70th anniversary ceremony will be held in London on October 26, honouring first winner Stanley Matthews; this marks the prestigious award's first time outside Paris.
England's Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman was honoured as women’s coach of the year after leading her side to the European title.
Rodri, a first-time winner of the award, was instrumental in helping his team win an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League trophy last season.
For the first time since 2007, both Messi and Ronaldo are missing from Ballon d'Or nominations.
The 36-year-old is now three Ballons d'Or clear of rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the last of his five trophies in 2017.
Suarez remains the only Spanish-born men's footballer to have won the Ballon d'Or.
The Ballon d'Or winner will be a huge miss for defending champions France if he doesn't recover on time.
Robert Lewandowski picked up the best striker award named after Gerd Muller.
The record seven-time winner is missing out for the first time since 2005.
However, the Versailles court decision is unlikely to affect Benzema's immediate sporting future.
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