Nominees For Ballon d’Or As FIFA Reveals The Full List (See Details)

All the nominees were confirmed after a voting process which was open to the captains and head coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams of the 209 member associations as well as to international media representatives selected by FIFA and France Football voted for candidates.

Nominees for the trio world's best footballer for 2013 are:
1• Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
2• Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich and France) and
3• Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)

Nominees for the female footballer gunning for the Fifa Women’s Player for 2013 are:
1• Abby Wambach (USA)
2• Mata (Brazil) and
3• Nadine Angerer (Germany)

Nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award 2013 are:
1• Sir Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United FC former coach)
2• Jupp Heynckes (Germany/FC Bayern München former coach)
3• Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund)

Nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s
Football award 2013 are:
1• Ralf Kellermann (Germany/VfL Wolfsburg)
2• Silvia Neid (Germany/German national team)
3• Pia Sundhage (Sweden/Swedish national team)

Nominees for the “most beautiful goal of the year” are:
1• Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden vs. England in November 2012)
2• Nemanja Matic (benfica vs. Porto, Liga in January 2013)
3• Neymar (Brazil vs. Japan in June 2013)

Nominees for The best Goalkeepers to be named in the FIFPRO World 11 2013 are:
1• Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus)
2• Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid CF)
3• Petr Cech (Czech Republic, Chelsea FC)
4• Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern München)
5• Víctor Valdes (Spain, FC Barcelona)

The Twenty defenders shortlisted for FIFA FIFPro World 11 2013 are:
1• David Alaba (Bayern Munich and Austria)
2• Jordi Alba (Barcelona and Spain)
3• Dani Alves (Barcelona and Brazil)
4• Leighton Baines (Everton and England)
5• Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich and England)
6• Ashley Cole (Chelsea and England)
7• Dante (Bayern Munich and Brazil)
8• Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund and Germany)
9• Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea and Serbia)
10• Vincent Kompany (Manchester City and Belgium)
11• Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich and Germany)
12• David Luiz (Chelsea and Brazil)
13• Marcelo (Real Madrid and Brazil)
14• Pepe (Real Madrid and Portugal)
15• Gerard Pique (Barcelona and Spain)
16• Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain)
17• Thiago Silva (Paris St-Germain and Brazil)
18• Raphael Varane (Real Madrid and France)
19• Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United and Serbia)
20• Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City and Argentina)

The 15 Midfielders shortlisted for FIFA FIFPro World 11 2013 are:
1• Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid and Spain)
2• Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur/Real Madrid and Wales)
3• Sergio Busquets (Barcelona and Spain)
4• Steven Gerrard (Liverpool and England)
5• Andres Iniesta (Barcelona and Spain)
6• Isco (Malaga/Real Madrid and Spain)
7• Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid/Arsenal and Germany)
8• Andrea Pirlo (Juventus and Italy)
9• Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund and Germany)
10• Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich and France)
11• Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich and Netherlands)
12• Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich and Germany)
13• Yaya Toure (Manchester City and Ivory Coast)
14• Arturo Vidal (Juventus and Chile)
15• Xavi (Barcelona and Spain)

The 15 Forwards shortlisted for FIFA FIFPro World 11 2013 are:
1• Sergio Aguero (Manchester City and Argentina)
2• Mario Balotelli (Manchester City/AC Milan and Italy)
3• Edinson Cavani (Napoli/Paris Saint-Germain and Uruguay)
4• Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid and Spain)
5• Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
6• Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua/Galatasaray and Ivory Coast)
7• Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid/Monaco and Colombia)
8• Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden)
9• Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund and Poland)
10• Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich and Croatia)
11• Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)
12• Neymar (Santos/Barcelona and Brazil)
13• Wayne Rooney (Manchester United and England)
14• Luis Suarez (Liverpool and Uruguay)
15• Robin van Persie (Manchester United and Netherlands)

All the awards will be presented at the FIFA Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on 13 January 2014 during a televised show.


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