Messi, Ronaldo and Falcao make 2012 Ballon d'Or shortlist Fifa has named the list of players shortlisted for the prize, with a host of star names battling it out for the crown

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BALLON D'OR NOMINEES

	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
	Mario Balotelli	Manchester City
	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid
	Gianluigi Buffon	Juventus
	Sergio Busquets	Barcelona
	Iker Casillas	Real Madrid
	Didier Drogba	Shanghai Shenhua
	Radamel Falcao	Atletico Madrid
	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Paris Saint-Germain
	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	Manchester United
	Yaya Toure	Manchester City
	Robin van Persie	Manchester United
	Xabi Alonso	Real Madrid
	Xavi Hernandez	Barcelona