This morning, FIFA announced the shortlist for the 2013 Ballon d'Or. The list is made up of 23 men, 5 of whom play in the English Premier League - however no Englishmen have made the cut.
The nominees for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or are:
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid | Portugal |
Lionel Messi |
Barcelona | Argentina |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
Paris Saint-Germain | Sweden |
Gareth Bale |
Real Madrid | Wales |
Neymar |
Barcelona | Brazil |
Luis Suarez |
Liverpool | Uruguay |
Franck Ribery |
Bayern Munich | France |
Arjen Robben |
Bayern Munich | Holland |
Edison Cavani |
Paris Saint-Germain | Uruguay |
Radamel Falcao |
AS Monaco | Columbia |
Andre Iniesta |
Barcelona | Spain |
Robin van Persie |
Manchester United | Holland |
Robert Lewandowski |
Borussia Dortmund | Poland |
Thomas Muller |
Bayern Munich | Germany |
Bastian Schweinsteiger |
Bayern Munich | Germany |
Manuel Neuer |
Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Andrea Pirlo | Juventus | Italy |
| Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | Brazil |
| Mesut Ozil | Arsenal | Germany |
| Yaya Toure | Manchester City | Ivory Coast |
| Philipp Lahm | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Belgium |
| Xavi | Barcelona | Spain |
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