Football: Ballon d'Or shortlist revealed

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October 28th, 2014
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Wales forward Gareth Bale is the only UK player on the 23-man shortlist for the Fifa 2014 men's world footballer of the year award. Bale managed to score 22 goals for Real Madrid last season, and contributed to the Spanish giants' success in the Champions League. Five Premier League players made the shortlist: Thibaut Courtois, Diego Costa, Angel Di Maria, Eden Hazard and Yaya Toure.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo won the award last year and will be looking to retain it. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the award three times in the last four years and he is on the shortlist again, alongside team-mate Neymar. The 23-man shortlist will be reduced to just three in December before the winners are announced on 12 January, 2015 in Zurich.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has not made the shortlist, despite having played a crucial role in leading Uruguay to the last 16 at the World Cup. He was suspended from all football-related activity for four months after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. Chelsea have three players on the list, Courtois, Costa and Hazard. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich dominate the best footballers shortlist, with each club supplying six names.

Here are all the names on the shortlist: Gareth Bale (Wales, Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid), Diego Costa (Spain, Chelsea), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Chelsea), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid), Angel Di Maria (Argentina, Manchester United), Mario Gotze (Germany, Bayern Munich), Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Paris St-Germain), Andres Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid), Philipp Lahm (Germany, Bayern Munich), Javier Mascherano (Argentina, Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Germany, Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich), Neymar (Brazil, Barcelona), Paul Pogba (France, Juventus), Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid), Arjen Robben (Netherlands, Bayern Munich), James Rodriguez (Colombia, Real Madrid), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, Bayern Munich), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast, Manchester City).

Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to win the award, he is 1/5 to win it at BetVictor, while Lionel Messi is 7/1 and Neymar 16/1.

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