Fifa just announced 23-men shortlist for 2014 Ballon d'Or award.

Here is the List:

Gareth Bale (Wales), 

Karim Benzema (France), 

Diego Costa (Spain), 

Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), 

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), 

Angel Di Maria (Argentina), 

Mario Gotze (Germany), 

Eden Hazard (Belgium), 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), 

Andres Iniesta (Spain), 

Toni Kroos (Germany), 

Philipp Lahm (Germany), 

Javier Mascherano (Argentina), 

Lionel Messi (Argentina), 

Thomas Muller (Germany), 

Manuel Neuer (Germany), 

Neymar (Brazil), 

Paul Pogba (France), 

Sergio Ramos (Spain), 

Arjen Robben (Netherlands), 

James Rodriguez (Colombia), 

Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), 

Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)

Coach of the Year shortlist:

Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid), 

Antonio Conte (Italy/Juventus/Italy national team), 

Pep Guardiola (Spain/Bayern Munich),

Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany/ USA national team), 

Joachim Low (Germany/Germany national team), 

Jose Mourinho (Portugal/Chelsea), 

Manuel Pellegrini (Chile/Manchester City), 

Alejandro Sabella (Argentina/Argentina national team), 

Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atletico Madrid), 

Louis van Gaal (Netherlands/Netherlands national team/Manchester United)

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Sad news today as South Africa football captain Senzo Meyiwa got shot in Johannesburg only hours after playing a match, police have said in a statement.

Meyiwa, who played for Orlando Pirates, was shot dead when intruders entered his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus, a town 20 miles south of Johannesburg. According to the South African Police Service, two men entered the house, around 20:00 (18:00GMT), while a third man remained outside.

All three fled after shots were fired, in what local media reports say was an attempted burglary. The South African goalkeeper was reportedly shot in the chest at his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus.

'We can confirm that Bucs (Pirates) keeper Senzo Meyiwa has been shot and sadly declared dead on arrival at hospital,' the South African Police Service (SAPS) said on its twitter feed.

His club said in a statement:

The club will hold a press conference on Monday morning.