Ballon d'Or shortlist- Bayern dominate

Bayern Munich got five players with Franck Ribery who contributed significantly to his club's Treble triumph last season,  in the 23-man shortlist for the 2013 Ballon d'Or announced on Tuesday.

Franck Ribery, is joined by teammates Philipp Lahm, Thomas Mueller, Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger among the nominees, who are selected by FIFA's Football Committee and experts from France Football magazine.

All players nominated for the award are currently based in Europe, with Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale and Liverpool's Luis Suarez also named alongside previous winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Lionel Messi's Barcelona team mate Xavi and Iniesta with Neymar are all included.

Champions League runners-up Borussia Dortmund player Robert Lewandowski, is also nominated to complete a seven-strong Bundesliga contingent, the biggest single grouping from a European league.

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is joined by teammates Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva as well as Monaco forward Radamel Falcao to give Ligue 1 four representatives.

‘England Lionel Messi’ the Arsenal top player Mesut Ozil makes the list, forming part of a Premier League-based quintet which also features Robin van Persie, Eden Hazard, Yaya Toure and Suarez.

Italian veteran Andrea Pirlo of Juventus is Serie A's sole representative.

The list will be whittled down to three players in early December, with national team captains and coaches, as well as a select group of media representatives, voting for the winner, who will be announced on Jan. 13 in Zurich.

The man who led Bayern to the summit of European club football last season, Jupp Heynckes, heads the ten-strong shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football with fellow retiree Sir Alex Ferguson also in the running.

Coach of the year shortlist: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid/ex-Paris St Germain), Rafael Benitez (Napoli/ex-Chelsea), Antonio Conte (Juventus), Vicente Del Bosque (Spain), Sir Alex Ferguson (ex-Manchester United), Jupp Heynckes (ex-Bayern Munich), Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund), Jose Mourinho (Chelsea/ex-Real Madrid), Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil), Arsene Wenger (Arsenal).