top 23 players in the world candidate for "golden ball" and top 10 mangers in the world 2013

FIFA and France Football have released the list of 23 players who will be designated as the "Golden Ball" in 2013. Most candidates, six, come from European champions Bayern Munich, followed by FC Barcelona, ​​with four nominations.

The 23 players are:

Philipp Lahm, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munchen)

Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Xavi (FC Barcelona)

Edinson Cavani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)

Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund)

Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco)

Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)

Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Mesut Ozil (Arsenal Londra)

Luis Suarez (Liverpool)

Yaya Toure (Manchester City)

Robin Van Persie (Manchester United)

Also Tuesday announced the list of the ten technicians who will be designated as the "manager of the Year": Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Rafael Benítez (Napoli), Antonio Conte (Juventus), Vicente Del Bosque (Spain national), Alex Ferguson (was at Manchester United), Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich was), Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund), Jose Mourinho (Chelsea), Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazilian national) and Arsene Wenger (Arsenal).

In early December, will be announced the three finalists in each category, the player and coach of the year, female and male,

Player and coach of the year will be chosen by coaches and captains of national teams of FIFA member states, but also journalists. Winners will be announced at a gala to be held on 13 January 2014 in Zurich.