Ballon d'Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo
and four-time winner Lionel Messi are
among 23 players on FIFA's shortlist
for this year's award honouring the
world's top player.
The list was compiled by the FIFA
Football Committee with the help of
France Football. It will later be
trimmed to three finalists, with the
winner announced at a ceremony in
January.
Messi won the award four straight
years from 2009-2012, while Ronaldo
won it in 2008 and 2013. The award
was presented by solely by France
Football until 2009, and the news
outlet joined with FIFA's Player of the
Year Award for the 2010 edition.
The list features 17 players from
Europe, five from South America and
one from Africa (Yaya Toure). World
cup champions Germany are the most
represented with six entries.
All of the candidates play their club
football in Europe, for only eight
different clubs, with Real Madrid and
Bayern Munich tied for the most with
six each, followed by Barcelona with
four.
Two goalkeepers were named to the
shortlist: Belgium's Thibaut Courtois
and Germany's Manuel Neuer.
The shortlist:
Gareth Bale, Wales, Real Madrid
Karim Benzema, France, Real Madrid
Diego Costa, Spain, Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois, Belgium, Chelsea
Angel Di Maria, Argentina,
Manchester United
Mario Gotze, Germany, Bayern
Munich
Eden Hazard, Belgium, Chelsea
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden, Paris
Saint-Germain
Andres Iniesta, Spain, Barcelona
Toni Kroos, Germany, Real Madrid
Philipp Lahm, Germany, Bayern
Munich
Javier Mascherano, Argentina,
Barcelona
Lionel Messi, Argentina, Barcelona
Thomas Muller, Germany, Bayern
Munich
Manuel Neuer, Germany, Bayern
Munich
Neymar, Brazil, Barcelona
Paul Pogba, France, Juventus
Sergio Ramos, Spain, Real Madrid
Arjen Robben, Netherlands, Bayern
Munich
James Rodriguez, Colombia, Real
Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, Real
Madrid
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany,
Bayern Munich
Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast, Manchester
City
FIFA also released the 10 candidates
for the Coach of the Year award.
It included Joachim Low and
Alejandro Sabella, the coaches of
World Cup finalists Germany and
Argentina, as well as the winners of
the domestic club leagues in England
(Maneul Pellegrini), Germany (Pep
Guardiola), Spain (Diego Simeone)
and Italy (Antonio Conte).
The list:
Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid
Antonio Conte, Juventus/Italy
Pep Guardiola, Bayern Munich
Jurgen Klinsmann, United States
Joachim Low, Germany
Jose Mourinho, Chelsea
Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City
Alejandro Sabella, Argentina
Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid
Louis van Gaal, Netherlands/
Manchester United

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