The race for football’s most prestigious individual honor is on.

France Football began to unveil its 30-man shortlist for the annual distinction on Monday, revealing the nominees in groups of five ahead of the Dec. 3 ceremony in Paris. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Juventus newcomer Cristiano Ronaldo have won the last 10 awards, with the latter capturing four of the past five.

Both footballing legends have again made the nominees list, along with World Cup Golden Ball winner Luka Modric.

Didier Deschamps’ France side has seven players among the shortlist, including teen talent Kylian Mbappe, Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann, and tireless midfielder N’Golo Kante. Raphael Varane, Hugo Lloris, and Paul Pogba also made the cut, as did former French international Karim Benzema.

Benzema’s Real Madrid have seven nominees, the most of any club. Joining the fiery forward are Gareth Bale, Thibaut Courtois, Isco, Sergio Ramos, Varane, and Modric.

Below are the nominees in the order of their unveiling:

France Football also unveiled a 15-woman shortlist for the inaugural Women’s Ballon d’Or, with French side Lyon boasting six of the nominees:

The French outlet also unveiled a young player award named after Les Bleus legend Raymond Kopa, and among the 10 nominees younger than 21, World Cup hero Mbappe stands out as a clear favorite.

Madrid – Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal sustained a calf injury against CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, the club have confirmed.

Carvajal came off during Madrid’s 1-0 Champions League defeat in Russia and has been left out of the Spain squad for upcoming games against Wales and England.

Real Madrid confirmed on Thursday that Carvajal has “a muscle injury in the soleus of his left leg”. He will also miss his club’s La Liga game away to Alaves on Saturday.

Liverpool fans received positive news Friday as manager Jurgen Klopp said Naby Keita could make an appearance during Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Manchester City.

“Not 100 percent sure, he had a back spasm. So we have to wait a little bit,” Klopp said of Keita.

“He will be in today; if he can do something on the training ground, I don’t know. I spoke to the doc this morning but he didn’t know. We have to see him again in a few minutes and then we will make a decision about that.”

The midfielder suffered the injury during Wednesday’s Champions League match against Napoli, and was removed from the pitch on a stretcher. Reports later suggested Keita was dealing with a heart problem.

But Ciro Mauro of Cardarelli Hospital in Naples, where Keita was evaluated, said the injury was not related to a cardiovascular problem, and that the midfielder had already been discharged. He later joked, as translated by Chris Bascombe of The Telegraph, that doctors had suggested keeping Keita for more tests so he’d miss the return leg when Napoli travel to Liverpool.

“We’ve recommended a long period of recovery so that he won’t play in Liverpool-Napoli,” Mauro said.

Liverpool, who fell 1-0 to the Italian side in the first leg of their Champions League tie, will look to regain top spot in the Premier League with a victory over defending champion Manchester City on Sunday. Despite both sides sitting on 19 points through seven matches, Pep Guardiola’s men hold the advantage thanks their superior goal differential.

Belgrade – Serbia president Aleksandar Vucic on Friday blasted fans of Paris Saint Germain as “bandits and hooligans” after a stormy Champions League clash against Red Star Belgrade in the French capital.

“We are going to ask for the names of the bandits and hooligans who attacked supporters of Red Star Belgrade with batons,” said Vucic in remarks quoted by national press agency Beta.

“We want to see them punished.”

Supporters of the two sides clashed after Wednesday’s game at the Parc des Princes which was won 6-1 by the French champions with around 300-400 hooded fans met with tear gas by French riot police.