Ronaldo, Messi and some German players top list in FIFA's Ballon d'Or Award

The Arch rival in football "Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi" alongside with
six players from the German team that won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have been shortlisted by FIFA for this year's Ballon d'Or prize.

The German team players that was listed among the 23-man list which was released on Tuesday include: Philipp Lahm,  Toni Kroos,  Mario Gotze, Manuel Neuer, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller.

The winner for 2014 Ballon d'Or  will be announced on January 12, 2015 in Zurich.

These are the manes of the players that are shortlisted for 2014 FIFA Ballon d’O:
Angel Di Maria (Argentina), Javier Mascherano (Argentina), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Neymar (Brazil), James Rodriguez (Colombia), Karim Benzema (France), Paul Pogba (France), Mario Gotze (Germany), Toni Kroos (Germany), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Thomas Muller (Germany), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego Costa (Spain), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Gareth Bale (Wales).