Ronaldo, Messi, Robben and 2014's Ballon d'Or nominees


The 23-man Ballon d'Or shortlist will be whittled down to just three names on Monday at 17:00CET! Cristiano Ronaldo ended Lionel Messi's four-year reign earlier this year - here's a reminder of who are still tussling for the accolade on January 12, 2015, when the award ceremony takes place in Zurich...


Gareth Bale | Real Madrid and Wales



Karim Benzema | Real Madrid and France


Diego Costa | Atletico Madrid/Chelsea and Spain





Thibaut Courtois | Atletico Madrid/Chelsea and Belgium




Cristiano Ronaldo (holder) | Real Madrid and Portugal



Angel Di Maria | Real Madrid/Manchester United and Argentina



Mario Gotze | Bayern Munich and Germany



Eden Hazard | Chelsea and Belgium



Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden

Andres Iniesta | Barcelona and Spain


Toni Kroos | Bayern Munich and Germany

Philipp Lahm | Bayern Munich and Germany



Javier Mascherano | Barcelona and Argentina



Lionel Messi (four-time winner) | Barcelona and Argentina


Thomas Muller | Bayern Munich and Germany



Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich and Germany

Neymar | Barcelona and Brazil


Paul Pogba | Juventus and France


Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid and Spain

Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich and Netherlands



James Rodriguez | Monaco/Real Madrid and Colombia


Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich


Yaya Toure | Manchester City and Cote d’Ivoire

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