Gareth Bale has joined Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among the leading contenders for Fifa's Ballon d'Or.
Bale, 24, became the world's most expensive player when he joined Real Madrid from Tottenham for €100m (£85m) in September after scoring 26 goals for Spurs last season.
Five Premier League players – the Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, Manchester City's Yaya Touré, Liverpool's frontman Luis Suárez, the Chelsea forward Eden Hazard and the Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil – are also on the shortlist.
The 23-man shortlist for the prestigious world player of the year award was announced early on Tuesday morning, with the winner to be unveiled on 13 January in Zurich.
The 23-man shortlist for the prestigious world player of the year award was announced early on Tuesday morning, with the winner to be unveiled on 13 January in Zurich.
The Barcelona and Argentina forward Messi has won the award for the last four years, with Bale's Madrid team-mate Ronaldo consistently his nearest challenger.
Franck Ribéry, who was named Uefa's best player in Europe for the 2012-13 season after helping Bayern Munich win the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup, is another challenger on the shortlist.
Ribéry is joined by five of his Champions League-winning club-mates Philipp Lahm, Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger while Barcelona also have Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and their £50m summer signing Neymar among the candidates.
The Paris Saint-Germain trio of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva have made the shortlist while fellow Ligue 1 big-spenders Monaco have a contender of their own in Radamel Falcao, acquired from Atletico Madrid in the close season.
The former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson headlines a 10-man coach of the year shortlist along with José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and the Spain coach Vicente del Bosque.
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