FIFA and France Football have today announced the names of the nominees for the FIFA Ballon d’Or and for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football awards.

The awards recognise the best in each category, without distinction of championship or nationality, for their respective achievements between 22 November 2014 and 20 November 2015 inclusive.

The final decisions will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men’s national teams as well as by international media representatives selected by France Football. The winners of all of the awards will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or as part of a televised show at the Zurich Kongresshaus on 11 January 2016.

The list of 23 male candidates has been drawn up by football experts from the FIFA Football Committee and a group of experts from France Football. The list of ten coaches has been drawn up by the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ and by the FIFA Football Committee, as well as by a group of experts from France Football.

The voting period for the awards commences on 26 October 2015 and closes on 20 November 2015 (midnight CET). In the event that insufficient votes (less than two-thirds of all potential jury members) are cast during the voting period, FIFA and France Football may, at their discretion, extend the voting period by one week to allow only those participating jury members who have not yet cast their vote by 20 November 2015 (midnight CET) to do so.

On 30 November, FIFA and France Football will announce in a web show the names of the three women and three men, as well as the three coaches for women’s football and three coaches for men’s football, who have received the most votes (without announcing the winners). The three nominees for the FIFA Puskás Award (honouring the most beautiful goal of the year) will be also unveiled.

Men’s Football shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015

The following 23 players (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015:

Sergio Agüero (Argentina/Manchester City), Gareth Bale (Wales/Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/VfL Wolfsburg/Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain), Andrés Iniesta (Spain/FC Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern Munich), Javier Mascherano (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Thomas Müller (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Neymar (Brazil/FC Barcelona), Paul Pogba (France/Juventus), Ivan Rakitić (Croatia/FC Barcelona), Arjen Robben (Netherlands/FC Bayern Munich), James Rodríguez (Colombia/Real Madrid), Alexis Sánchez (Chile/Arsenal), Luis Suárez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona), Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire/Manchester City), Arturo Vidal (Chile/Juventus/FC Bayern Munich).

The following ten coaches (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2015:

Massimiliano Allegri (Italy/Juventus), Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid), Laurent Blanc (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Unai Emery (Spain/Sevilla FC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Bayern Munich), Luis Enrique Martínez (Spain/FC Barcelona), José Mourinho (Portugal/Chelsea), Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina/Chilean national team), Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atlético Madrid), Arsène Wenger (France/Arsenal).

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Lionel Messi is just the all time world best, no 1 drags that with him. C Ronaldo comes second while Lewandowski comes 3rd

Coaches:
1)Luis Enrique
2)Allegri
3)Ancelotti

Messi...

1:CR7 THA RECORD BREAKER
2:ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC
3:ANDRES INIESTA.

Shey That Usless sepp blatter no dey again make we see who go cheat

1) Messi 2) Neymar 3) Suarez
Coach - Enrique.

managermahmud:
Lionel Messi is just the all time world best, no 1 drags that with him. C Ronaldo comes second while Lewandowski comes 3rd

Coaches:
1)Luis Enrique
2)Allegri
3)Ancelotti

What did Lewandoski do to deserve 3rd? when there are many more people who deserve to be there?
Ancelloti that finished trophyless should also come 3rd? haa

acenazt:
1:CR7 THA RECORD BREAKER 2:ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC 3:ANDRES INIESTA.
Shey That Usless sepp blatter no dey again make we see who go cheat

this is the highest form of delusion!

homesteady:


this is the highest form of delusion!

lol i know Cr7 and LM10 are staples in this race. Still wondering who wil be the 3rd this year i hope its ibra

acenazt:
lol i know Cr7 and LM10 are staples in this race. Still wondering who wil be the 3rd this year i hope its ibra

It won't be him! What notable thing did he do last season apart from getting a 1st half red card vs Chelsea?

homesteady:


It won't be him! What notable thing did he do last season apart from getting a 1st half red card vs Chelsea?

oya Who Neymar or Hazard?

homesteady:
1) Messi 2) Neymar 3) Suarez
Coach - Enrique.

You know that this won't happen, right?

acenazt:
oya Who Neymar or Hazard?

Neymar of course! I'm not even sure IBRAHIMOVIC scored more goals than Neymar last season, then compare with trophies that they won.
Please don't mention hazard

Krasid:
You know that this won't happen, right?

Just watch and seeee! It happened when Messi-Xavi and Iniesta won it.

I wonder what clowns like Bale and Benzema are doing on the list Bale that was booed almost throughout last season?

homesteady:


Just watch and seeee! It happened when Messi-Xavi and Iniesta won it.

Daddy blatter is not around anymore.

homesteady:
I wonder what clowns like Bale and Benzema are doing on the list Bale that was booed almost throughout last season?

They will surprise you this season.

We all know the top 2.The question should be who would finish third.I am also curious to know the World XI.Finally, I don't think Mascherano and Rakitic deserve to be on the list.

Krasid:
Daddy blatter is not around anymore.

That should worry you more, nobody would shift the closing date to favour ronaldo again.

Krasid:
We all know the top 2.The question should be who would finish third.I am also curious to know the World XI.Finally, I don't think Mascherano and Rakitic deserve to be on the list.

Rakitić doesn't deserve to be there and you are happy that failures like Bale and Benzema are there?

Mascherano won the treble and was a finalist in copa America. .... so what were you saying?

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