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Rui Patrício named in ballon d'or list
By Jornal Sporting
24 Oct, 2016
24 Oct, 2016
Alvalade shotstopper joins Portuguese contingent of Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo in final short list
France Football has announced the short list for the Ballon D'Or nomination this week, with Rui Patrício making the cut along with fellow Portugal stars Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Patrício's nomination breaks a 12-year absence of players from the Portuguese league, with Ricardo Carvalho, Deco and Maniche back in 2003/2004 the last time a Primeira Liga was nominated.