Real Madrid and Bayern Munich both have five players each on the the 23-man shortlist by FIFA on Tuesday. Barcelona has six players while five players from the English premier league.
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, winner of the last four African Player of the Year awards, is the only non European or South American to make the list. The list was composed by the FIFA Football Committee and a group of experts from France Football. The winner will be announced in Zurich on Jan. 11. Read the full list after the cut
Sergio Aguero (Argentina/Manchester City)
Gareth Bale (Wales/Real Madrid)
Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City)
Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain)
Andres Iniesta (Spain/Barcelona)
Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich)
Javier Mascherano (Argentina/Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona)
Thomas Mueller (Germany/Bayern Munich)
Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern Munich)
Neymar (Brazil/Barcelona)
Paul Pogba (France/Juventus)
Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/Barcelona)
Arjen Robben (Netherlands/Bayern Munich)
James Rodríguez (Colombia/Real Madrid)
Alexis Sanchez (Chile/Arsenal)
Luis Suarez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona)
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast/Manchester City)
Arturo Vidal (Chile/Bayern Munich).
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