Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are on the shortlist of 23 players nominated for the prestigious Ballon d'Or award.
The
contenders for FIFA's World Footballer of the Year award were announced
on Monday with 11 of the names different from the 2011 list.
Rooney
is rewarded for another impressive year at Old Trafford while van
Persie's explosive final months at Arsenal contribute to his
recognition. Former United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
are expected to battle it out for the award with the Barcelona superstar
striving to win it for the fourth consecutive year.
Sir Alex
Ferguson is one of 10 managers up for the Coach of the Year prize -
alongside fellow Barclays Premier League bosses Roberto Mancini and
Roberto Di Matteo.
Ballon d'Or nominees: Sergio
Aguero (Man City), Mario Balotelli (Man City), Karim Benzema (Real
Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Iker
Casillas (Real Madrid), Didier Drogba (Chelsea, now Shanghai Shenhua),
Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan/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 (Man United),
Yaya Toure (Man City), Robin van Persie (Arsenal/Man United), Xabi
Alonso (Real Madrid), Xavi (Barcelona).
Ballon d'Or Coach nominees: Vicente
del Bosque (Spain), Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea), Sir Alex Ferguson (Man
United), Pep Guardiola (ex-Barcelona), Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich),
Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund), Joachim Low (Germany), Roberto Mancini
(Man City), Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid), Cesare Prandelli (Italy).
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