The big news: Ballon d’Or list is out
Leicester City's Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez are on the shortlist of the 2016 Ballon d'Or award for the world's best football player. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, and Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero also feature on the 30-man list. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi are the usual suspects to bag the award.
Vardy and Mahrez won the Premier League with Leicester last season. Mahrez was named the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year. Luis Suarez and Neymar are included alongside Barcelona teammate Messi, the trio having scored 106 club goals combined in 2016.
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- Tottenham's Moussa Sissoko will be banned for three matches for elbowing Bournemouth's Harry Arter and is set to miss the north London derby with Arsenal on November 6. The France midfielder has accepted a violent conduct charge for the incident during Saturday's goalless draw. Spurs will not appeal against the decision.
- Simon Mignolet will start in Liverpool’s English League Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur and he will be Reds' second-choice goalkeeper, confirmed manager Jürgen Klopp. The Belgium international has been on the bench for the past five games with Klopp favouring the summer signing Loris Karius in goal as his first choice keeper.
- Kerala Blasters beat FC Goa 2-1 in their Indian Super League clash at the Fatorda Stadium. The win propelled Steve Coppell's side to the fifth spot. Kervens Belfort's winner in the 85th minute gave the Blasters a 2-1 win in the end.
- Atletico de Kolkata face Mumbai City FC at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on Tuesday. Atlético de Kolkata is the only team yet to lose a match in the ISL and will look to continue their good form against Mumbai. The two teams had played out a 1-1 draw at the Mumbai Football Arena earlier this month.
- On Monday, a Fifa delegation confirmed Guwahati as the fifth venue to host next year’s FIFA under-17 World Cup. Guwahati, Kochi, Navi Mumbai, Goa and New Delhi are the five venues that have been confirmed so far.
- Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann was named as the best player in the La Liga at an awards ceremony in Valencia on Monday. Griezmann beat Barcelona man Lionel Messi as the division's best star. Cristiano Ronaldo was not recognised in any category, which came as a shock to many.
