FIFA Ballon d’OR 2015 Shortlist Nominees

FIFA Ballon d’OR 2015 Shortlist Nominees: FIFA on 20 Oct 2015 announced the Ballon d’OR shortlisted candidates. 23 players have been nominated for FIFA Ballon d’OR 2015 winner. The award will be given to the best players/coaches in their category irrespective of their team and league which they play for. The Award will be given to players for their achievements from 22 Nov 2014 to 20 Nov 2015. The Final decision was taken by team captains and managers.

Winner of FIFA Ballon d’OR 2015 will be announced on 11 January 2016 at the Zurich Kongresshaus in a tv show. 23 Candidates are selected by FIFA and France Football experts. You can vote your favorite players from 26 Oct to 20 Nov 2015. If the votes collected are not sufficient to select the winner then the voting period may be extended.

On 30 Nov, 3 Final Nominees will be selected out of 23 players who got most votes. FIFA and France Football will announce the name of those 3 players in a TV show.

The following 23 players are nominated for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015:

Sergio Agüero (Argentina/Manchester City)

Gareth Bale (Wales/Real Madrid)

Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid)

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/VfL Wolfsburg/Manchester City)

Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea)

Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain)

Andrés Iniesta (Spain/FC Barcelona)

Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid)

Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern Munich)

Javier Mascherano (Argentina/FC Barcelona)

Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona)

Thomas Müller (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)

Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich)

Neymar (Brazil/FC Barcelona)

Paul Pogba (France/Juventus)

Ivan Rakitić (Croatia/FC Barcelona)

Arjen Robben (Netherlands/FC Bayern Munich)

James Rodríguez (Colombia/Real Madrid)

Alexis Sánchez (Chile/Arsenal)

Luis Suárez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona)

Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire/Manchester City)

Arturo Vidal (Chile/Juventus/FC Bayern Munich).

FIFA Ballon d’OR 2015 Predictions:

According to stats collected and performances done by these players in the 2014-15 season, we have nominated 3 Final players who will fight for Ballon d’OR 2015 Winner. These 3 players are Neymar, Suarez, and Lewandowski.

Nominees by current Uefa club:

Barcelona (6), Bayern München (5), Real Madrid (5), Manchester City(3), Arsenal (1), Chelsea (1), Juventus (1), Paris Saint-Germain (1)

Nine of the ten nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2015 are also currently in charge of UEFA Champions League group stage teams.