The annual prestigious award Ballon D'Or will be held again at the end of this year. This award is the most prestigious awards dedicated to the best player in the world by choice coach, captain, and football reporters. Last year, the Ballon D'Or disabet Lionel Messi for the third consecutive time. With a consistent appearance, Messi is still one potential winner of this year together, again, Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, the Ballon D'Or does not only involve two stars, there are some other names to be reckoned with. French football magazine, France Football, has launched a list of 23 players who will be reduced to three names as collecting the most votes were announced at a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 29 November. Three names will be on the podium and announced as one of the best on the night awarding FIFA in Zurich Kongresshaus, January 7, 2013.
Check out the list of 23 nominees for the Ballon D'Or this year:
Sergio Agüero (Argentina / Manchester City)
Mario Balotelli (Italy / Manchester City)
Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy / Juventus Turin)
Sergio Busquets (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Iker Casillas (Spain / Real Madrid)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast / Chelsea, Shanghai Shenhua)
Radamel Falcao (Colombia / Atlético Madrid)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden / AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)
Andrés Iniesta (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona)
Manuel Neuer (Germany / Bayern Munich)
Neymar (Brazil / Santos)
Mesut Özil (Germany / Real Madrid)
Gerard Piqué (Spain / FC Barcelona)
Andrea Pirlo (Italy / Juventus)
Sergio Ramos (Spain / Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Real Madrid)
Wayne Rooney (England / Manchester United)
Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast / Manchester City)
Robin van Persie (Netherlands / Arsenal, Manchester United)
Xabi Alonso (Spain / Real Madrid)
Xavi Hernandez (Spain / FC Barcelona)
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