Ballon d'Or shortlist: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

Current holder Cristiano Ronaldo and four-time winner Lionel Messi are again the favourites but there is no place on the shortlist for former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who was banned for four months in July for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.Six members of Germany's World Cup-winning squad have been nominated, making them the most represented country on the list.The five players based in England on the shortlist are Chelsea trio Eden Hazard, Diego Costa and Thibaut Courtois, Manchester City's Yaya Toure and Manchester United's Angel Di Maria.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az