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FIFA and the magazine "France Football" revealed the list of footballers who are candidates to become the best player of the 2012 planet. The candidates, from which the prestigious "Golden Ball" will be selected, were selected by a special FIFA commission and "France Football" experts. The winner will be announced on January 7th next year in Zurich. Also nominated are 10 coaches. Footballers: Sergio Aguero ("Man City", Argentina), Xabi Alonso ("Real", Spain), Mario Balotelli ("Man City", Italy), Karim Benzema ("Real", France), Gianluigi Buffon ("Juventus", Italy), Sergio Busquets ("Barcelona", Spain), Iker Casillas ("Real", Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo ("Real", Portugal), Didier Drogba ("Shenhua", Ivory Coast), Radamel Falcao ("Atletico", Colombia), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG, Sweden), Andres Iniesta ("Barcelona", Spain), Lionel Messi ("Barcelona", Argentina), Manuel Neuer ("Bayern", Germany), Neymar ("Santos", Brazil), Mesut Ozil ("Real", Germany), Gerard Pique ("Barcelona", Spain), Andrea Pirlo ("Juventus", Italy), Sergio Ramos ("Real", Spain), Wayne Rooney ("Man Utd", England), Yaya Toure ("Man City", Ivory Coast), Robin van Persie ("Man Utd", Netherlands), Xavi ("Barcelona", Spain) Coaches: Vicente Del Bosque (Spain), Roberto Di Matteo ("Chelsea"), Alex Ferguson ("Man Utd"), Pep Guardiola ("Barcelona"), Jupp Heynckes ("Bayern"), Jurgen Klopp ("Borussia"), Joachim Low (Germany), Roberto Mancini ("Man City"), Jose Mourinho ("Real"), Cesare Prandelli (Italy)
