Lionel MESSI and Sergio AGUERO have made the shortlist for the Ballon D'Or.
Lionel MESSI is aiming to become the first player in history to win the award (counting FIFA's
World Player of the Year) for a fourth consecutive time. Here is the list:
Sergio AGUERO (Manchester City)
Mario BALOTELLI (Manchester City)
Karim BENZEMA (Real Madrid)
Gianluigi BUFFON (Juventus)
Sergio BUSQUETS (Barcelona)
Iker CASILLAS (Real Madrid)
Didier DROGBA (Shaghai Shenhua)
Radamel FALCAO (Atletico Madrid)
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC (PSG)
Andres INIESTA (Barcelona)
Lionel MESSI (Barcelona)
Manuel NEUER (Bayern Munich)
NEYMAR (Santos)
Mesut OZIL (Real Madrid)
Gerard PIQUE (Barcelona)
Andrea PIRLO (Juventus)
Sergio RAMOS (Real Madrid)
Cristiano RONALDO (Real Madrid)
Wayne ROONEY (Manchester United)
Yaya TOURE (Manchester City)
Robin Van PERSIE (Manchester United)
Xabi ALONSO (Real Madrid)
Xavi HERNANDEZ (Barcelona)
The list will be cut down to three on November 29 and the winner will be announced on January 7,
2013.