FIFA RELEASE BALLON D'0R SHORTLIST

Former tottenham winger,Gareth bale joins the likes of cristiano ronaldo,lionel messi and frank ribery on the list for his form during the past season.Here is the list :

Ballon d'Or shortlist:

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid/Wales)
Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain/
Uruguay)
Radamel Falcao (Monaco/Colombia)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Belgium)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain/
Sweden)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona/Spain)
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund/
Poland)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Neymar (Barcelona/Brazil)
Mesut Ozil (Arsenal/Germany)
Andrea Pirlo (Juventus/Italy)
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/France)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/
Netherlands)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich/
Germany)
Luis Suarez (Liverpool/Uruguay)
Thiago Silva (Paris St Germain/Brazil)
Yaya Toure (Manchester City/Ivory Coast)
Robin van Persie (Manchester United/
Netherlands)
Xavi (Barcelona/Spain)

Coach of the year shortlist:
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid/ex-Paris St
Germain)
Rafael Benitez (Napoli/ex-Chelsea)
Antonio Conte (Juventus)
Vicente Del Bosque (Spain)
Sir Alex Ferguson (ex-Manchester United)
Jupp Heynckes (ex-Bayern Munich)
Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund)
Jose Mourinho (Chelsea/ex-Real Madrid)
Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil)
Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)