N'Golo Kante and Harry Kane were the Premier League's only two players to rank inside the 2017 top 10.
Chelsea's tireless midfielder added to his 2017 PFA Player of the Year award with a slot at number eight in the rankings, the highest of any Premier League player, with Luka Modric (5) the only centre midfielder above him.
Kane was the tenth-highest ranked nominee, but tellingly, the only forwards he trailed were Robert Lewandowski (9), Kylian Mbappe (7), Neymar (3), Lionel Messi (2) and Cristiano Ronaldo (1), suggesting the Tottenham striker truly ranks among the world's elite forwards.
Kevin De Bruyne (14), Eden Hazard (19) and David De Gea (20), completed the Premier League's top 20 entries, with Sadio Mane (23) and Philippe Coutinho (joint 29) rounding-off the Premier League's remaining highest-ranked players.
Six of the 30 names on this year's Ballon d'Or top 30 come from the Premier League, two less than the eight names that graced 2016's list, but of those names, De Bruyne is the only player from England's top flight to rank inside the top 30 in 2016 and 2017.
Cristiano Ronaldo took home the main prize to mark yet another stellar year. The Real Madrid star was instrumental in ending Los Blancos five-year La Liga drought, while Zinedine Zidane's men became the only side in history to successfully defend their Champions League title.
Ronaldo joins Lionel Messi as one of the only two players in history to be crowned the world's best player on five separate occasions, with Real Madrid boasting six players inside the top 30 for the second consecutive season.
emphasi
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Where is Pogkaku? Hahaha. Daily Manchester paper.
masterfor
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How does Aguero and David Silva get overlooked every year. Ok maybe not out right winners but definitely top 20.
pygmy
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Cavani 11th let that sink in yikes!
powermanl
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I'm no Chelsea fan but hazard 19th? The guy is 3rd at least imo.
Halifax
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Sergio Ramos 6th best player in the world?!?! He isn't even the best defender at real Madrid.
podcast
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Edinson Cavani needs 5 chances to score 1 goal, and this is not an exaggeration. He has no business in the top 20.
Postmanman
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Oh and another one where the flying flip is Azpilicueta????????
lively
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Hazard is right behind Messi and Cristiano. Unbelievable!!! We can win the CL next season and still Hazard wouldn't get the trophy because this list is favored towards real barca and psg
Pinocchi
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This is so like that Eurovision Song Contest thingy !!! Total waste of time
Mocca
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Hazard in 19th is a disgrace. Below griezmann of all as well, absolutely shocking.
tluangtei
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WHEN RONALDO RETIRE THE FOOTBALL.. BALLIN D'OR FOR HARRY KANE.. KANE IS THE BEST STRIKER.... GOOD LUCK KANE...