ROME: Italy coach Antonio Conte and captain Gianluigi Buffon did not participate in the Ballon d’Or vote at the request of their federation in protest at Buffon’s absence from the list of candidates, Italian media reported on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

The veteran Juventus goalkeeper did not make the preliminary list released in October with five goalkeepers chosen ahead of him -- Manuel Neuer, Iker Casillas, Thibaut Courtois, Claudio Bravo and David Ospina.

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