The 2013 Ballon d'Or is here again with the nominations for the best footballer of the year having 23 players on the list. For sure Messi is still a contender, even having won it four times in a row. See the list below

(1) Gareth Bale (Real Madrid/Wales)

(2) Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich/Germany)

(3) Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich/Germany)

(4) Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany)

(5) Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich/Germany)

(6) Mesut Ozil (Arsenal/Germany)

(7) Robin van Persie (Man United/Netherlands)

(8) Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/Netherlands)

(9) Edinson Cavani (PSG/Uruguay)

(10) Luis Suarez (Liverpool/Uruguay)

(11) Andres Iniesta (Barcelona/Spain)

(12) Xavi (Barcelona/Spain)

(13) Neymar (Barcelona/Brazil)

(14) Thiago Silva (PSG/Brazil)

(15) Radamel Falcao (Monaco/Colombia)

(16) Andrea Pirlo (Juventus/Italy)

(17) Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich/France)

(18) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal)

(19) Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Belgium)

(20) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG/ Sweden)

(21) Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund/Poland)

(22) Lionel Messi (Barcelona/ Argentina)

(23) Yaya Toure (Manchester City/Ivory Coast)

Coach of the Year

(1) Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)

(2) Rafael Benitez (Napoli)

(3) Antonio Conte (Juventus)

(4) Vicente Del Bosque (Spain)

(5) Sir Alex Ferguson (ex-Manchester United)

(6) Jupp Heynckes (ex-Bayern Munich)

(7) Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund)

(8) Jose Mourinho (Chelsea)

(9) Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil)

(10) Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)