The rest of the world's elite footballers will find out whether they are in the running for the Ballon d'Or when the nominations are announced on Tuesday October 28.
Now,the big question is,who do you think that deserves to win the Ballon d'or and should win the Ballon d'or?Continue to see the press release from Uefa.
"A 23-man shortlist for the Ballon d’Or will be compiled by the Fifa Football Committee and a group of experts from France Football," a statement from Fifa read on Thursday. "It will be announced on October 28.
"This list will be reduced to three players, being announced at a later stage. From the final shortlists, journalists, national coaches and captains will vote for the winner of the Ballon d’Or.
"The winners of all of the awards will be revealed at the Fifa Ballon d’Or gala as part of a televised show at the Zurich Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015."
The Ballon d'Or has been a Fifa-branded award since 2010 when it merged with the organisation's World Player of the Year but, prior to that, had been a prestigious accolade organised by French news outlet France Football since 1956.
Past winners of the Ballon d'Or include Alfredo Di Stefano, Eusebio, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Kaka and Zinedine Zidane.
The only non-Barcelona or Real Madrid player to be named in the final trio since the Fifa merge for 2010's edition is Franck Ribery.
Major competitors for holder Ronaldo are expected to be Barca duo Messi and Neymar, World Cup winners Manuel Neuer and Philipp Lahm, and the German duo's Bayern Munich team-mate Arjen Robben.
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