Yaya Toure, Manchester City midfielder, has been shortlisted for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or. He is the only African of the 23-man shortlist released by FIFA on Tuesday.
Below is the full list of players that made the shortlist;
Sergio Aguero (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 Ibrahimovic (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain)
Andres 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 Muller (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)
Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)
Neymar (Brazil/FC Barcelona)
Paul Pogba (France/Juventus)
Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/FC Barcelona)
Arjen Robben (Netherlands/FC Bayern Munich)
James Rodriguez (Colombia/Real Madrid)
Alexis Sanchez (Chile/Arsenal)
Luis Suarez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona)
Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire/Manchester City)
Arturo Vidal (Chile/Juventus/FC Bayern Munich)
The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Zurich, Austria on January 11, 2016.

I no c my name for there oooo
ReplyDeleteIts still going to be either ronaldo or messi
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ReplyDeleteI didn't c mata in d short list why?
ReplyDeleteMessi all de way nothing like CR7
ReplyDeleteFor this
Na Messi so.........
ReplyDeleteRonaldo....
ReplyDeleteIt's obviously messi, happy for him in advance but seriously I hate d dominance by the two world best, Alex is sanchez do something abt it, up arsenal COYG
ReplyDeletePls this award lose all his credibilitys,what about tevez? He won 2 trophy last season and. Went to final of champions league,scored 30 goal only messi and ronaldo have been able to score more than that pls.
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