How football welcomed 2016 on New Year’s Eve: Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Mesut Ozil all party into the night

It’s now 2016, and though there were celebrations kicking off the world over, most players have games to worry about over the coming weekend.

But that didn’t stop them from having a good time on New Year’s Eve, and below we check up on some of the biggest names in the game to see how they rang in the new year.

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Neymar attended an elegant evening by the looks of it.

Happy new year from us!! Feliz ano novo!! ??????????????

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Chelsea’s Willian spent the evening with his young family.

Bonne année à tous !! Happy new year !!! #Liverpool #EquipedeFrance #YNWA #SakhoTeam

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Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho recorded a little video.

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But Roberto Firmino went all shy.

Someone obviously got Matteo Darmian a selfie stick.

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Karim Benzema managed to forget his court case for a night.

2016

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Gerard Pique and the missus, you may recognise her…

Alexis Sanchez spent the night with family and his beloved dogs.

Otro año más, muchas gracias por vuestro cariño y respeto!!! Os deseo un feliz año 2016!! Salud para todos!!!

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Andreas Iniesta spent it with this lovely lady.

The only gift in life is love. Always choose love! Happy New Year to you all from yours truly.

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Ronaldo certainly doesn’t look drunk here. Hasn’t touched a drop.

Welcoming 2016 with family and friends! Excited to see what next year has in store #HappyNewYear

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Gareth Bale keeps it in the family once again.

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Harry Kane stepped out on the town with his missus.

Mesut Ozil looked relaxed…wherever he was.

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Mario Gotze got to kiss this babe at midnight.

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And finally Mario Balotelli delivers us this message.