Men’s shortlists for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013 published
A list of 23 contenders has been published by the International Federation of Association Football.
The following players have a chance to get the best football player-2013 prize: Gareth Bale (Wales), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay), Radamel Falcao (Colombia), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Müller (Germany), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Franck Ribéry (France), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Luis Suárez (Uruguay), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Robin Van Persie (Netherlands), Xavi (Spain).
There are six players from FC Bayern Munich on the list.
3 players will be chosen out of the 23 in December and the name of the Ballon d’Or winner will be announced in January 2014.
Photo: Reuters
