The nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2014 have been unveiled by FIFA and France Football.
A list of 23 candidates has been drawn up by a panel of experts from FIFA’s Football Committee and a group of experts from France Football.
The winners of the awards will be revealed as part of a televised event in Zurich on January 12, 2015, while the final decisions will be made by the captains and Head Coaches of national teams along with international media representatives selected by France Football.
Men’s shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2014:
Gareth Bale (Wales), Karim Benzema (France), Diego Costa (Spain), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Angel Di Maria (Argentina), Mario Gotze (Germany), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Toni Kroos (Germany), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Javier Mascherano (Argentina), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Muller (Germany), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Paul Pogba (France), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), James Rodriguez (Colombia), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Yaya Toure (Côte d'Ivoire).
