Luis Suarez has been shortlisted alongside the likes of
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award.
The Uruguayan, who hit 30 goals in all competitions for
Liverpool last season, is part of the 23-man selection for the world player of
the year award, which was announced on Tuesday morning.
Four current Barclays Premier League players join him on the
shortlist. Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, Chelsea's Eden Hazard,
Manchester City's Yaya Toure and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil all make the cut.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who has won the award for the
last four years, is also on the shortlist - as is Real Madrid's Cristiano
Ronaldo, who scooped the prize in 2008.
Here are the shortlists in full…
Gareth Bale, Edinson Cavani, Radamel Falcao, Eden Hazard,
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andres Iniesta, Philipp Lahm, Robert Lewandowski, Lionel
Messi, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Neymar, Mesut Ozil, Andrea Pirlo, Franck
Ribery, Arjen Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Luis Suarez,
Thiago Silva, Yaya Toure, Robin van Persie, Xavi.
FIFA World Coach of the Year 2013…
Carlo Ancelotti (PSG/Real Madrid), Rafael Benítez
(Chelsea/Napoli), Antonio Conte (Juventus), Vicente Del Bosque (Spain), Sir
Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich), Jürgen Klopp
(Borussia Dortmund), Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid/Chelsea), Luiz Felipe Scolari
(Brazil), Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)
The shortlist will be whittled down further in December then the winner, as always, will be unveiled at FIFA’s fancy gala dinner in Zurich, Switzerland on January 13th.
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