Fifa ballon dor
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Six members of the France side that triumphed in Russia are among the 30 nominees for the award, which is organised by France Football magazine and voted for by 180 journalists from around the world.
Kevin De Bruyne has been vital to City’s dominance this campaign with the 26-year-old notching a league-high 14 assists including three in Saturday’s 5-1 rout of Leicester City.
The Best Fifa Men’s Player award and the Ballon d‘or, which is voted for only by the media, are now separate awards.
The Barcelona & Argentinean forward finished ahead of Ronaldo & Neymar.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva are among the candidates.
Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo will be going in search of his third consecutive World Player of the Year award.
EWN looks at who Messi & Ronaldo voted for in the Fifa 2014 Ballon d'Or awards.
The 2014 Ballon d'Or voting
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The Real Madrid forward polled more than double the number of votes as his bitter rival Lionel Messi.
The 29-year-old netted 51 goals in 47 appearances last season.
Who will win the Ballon d'Or trophy?
Manuel Neuer became the first goalkeeper since 2002 to make the final shortlist for the coverted Ballon d'Or.
The full World XI team will be unveiled at the Ballon d'Or Awards on 12 January.
Notable absentees include US goalkeeper Tim Howard and Costa Rica stopper Keylor Navas.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award, beating Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery.
Cristiano Ronaldo was also voted FIFA Player of the Year in 2008.