Messi, Ribery & Ronaldo on 23-man Ballon dOr shortlist World footballs governing body has announced the remaining candidates to win the prestigious individual trophy this year, with six Bayern Munich players making the cut Oct 29, 2013 7:42:00 AM Fifa and France Football have revealed the 23-man shortlist for the 2013 Fifa Ballon dOr, with title-holder Lionel Messi, Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery and Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo among the candidates to win the individual award. Ribery is accompanied by five Bayern Munich team- mates following the Bundesliga giants impressive 2012-13 campaign. Furthermore, usual suspects such as Andres Iniesta and Xavi have made the cut, as well as Paris Saint- Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The final decisions will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men’s national teams as well as international media representatives selected by France Football. In early December 2013, Fifa and France Football will announce the names of the three men who have received the most votes, without revealing the winner. The winners of the award will be revealed at the Fifa Ballon d’Or gala as part of a televised show at the Zurich Kongresshaus on 13 January 2014. Last years podium was made up of Messi, Ronaldo and Iniesta. SHORTLIST IN FULL: Franck Ribery Bayern Munich France Arjen Robben Bayern Munich Netherlands Thomas Muller Bayern Munich Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich Germany Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich Germany Lionel Messi Barcelona Argentina Andres Iniesta Barcelona Spain Xavi Barcelona Spain Neymar Barcelona Brazil Zlatan Ibrahimovic Paris Saint-Germain Sweden Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain Uruguay Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain Brazil Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Portugal Gareth Bale Real Madrid Wales Mesut Ozil Arsenal Germany Robin van Persie Manchester United Netherlands Yaya Toure Manchester City Cote dIvoire Luis Suarez Liverpool Uruguay Andrea Pirlo Juventus Italy Radamel Falcao Monaco Colombia Eden Hazard Chelsea Belgium Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund Poland
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:52:07 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015