Tuesday, 1st November, 2011
France Football and FIFA have revealed the shortlist of 23 players who will compete for the 2011 Ballon d’Or.
As expected, Barcelona star Lionel Messi features on the list and is sure to be the favourite to be handed another World Player of the Year accolade.
Also present are Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Nani, and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
FIFA will hand out the award on 9th January, 2012.
2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or Nominees in Full:
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Eric Abidal (Barcelona)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Samuel Eto’o (Anzhi Makhachkala)
Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona)
Diego Forlan (Inter)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Nani (Manchester United)
Neymar (Santos)
Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)
Wesley Sneijder (Inter)
Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
David Villa (Barcelona)
Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona)
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