All-Champions League Ballon d'Or shortlist
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
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The 23-man shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015 is exclusively made up of UEFA Champions League players, including six from last season's winners Barcelona.
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All 23 players shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015 are currently plying their trade in the UEFA Champions League.
The team with the most nominees (six) are UEFA Champions League holders Barcelona. They are closely followed by Bayern München and Real Madrid, who both have five. Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award for the past two seasons.
Men's shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg/Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Thomas Müller (Bayern München), Manuel Neuer (Bayern München), Neymar (Barcelona), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona), Arjen Robben (Bayern München), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Luis Suárez (Barcelona), Yaya Touré (Manchester City), Arturo Vidal (Juventus/Bayern München).
Nominees by current club
6 Barcelona
5 Bayern München
5 Real Madrid
3 Manchester City
1 Arsenal
1 Chelsea
1 Juventus
1 Paris Saint-Germain
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.
Shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football 2015
Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus), Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Laurent Blanc (Paris Saint-Germain), Unai Emery (Sevilla), Josep Guardiola (Bayern München), Luis Enrique (Barcelona), José Mourinho (Chelsea), Jorge Sampaoli (Chile), Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid), Arsène Wenger (Arsenal).