Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi has the opportunity to add the FIFA World Player of the Year award to his Ballon D'or trophy which he picked up last week. In doing so, he would become the first Argentinian to win the FIFA prize.
The shortlist of five candidates is comprised solely of Barcelona and Real Madrid stars, with England's Premier League missing out altogether.
Messi is joined by Barcelona team mates Andres Iniesta and Xavi , so influential in the Catalan side's Champions League victory last season, part of an unprecedented treble.
The other nominees are Real Madrid stars Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo who finished a distant second to Messi in last week's Ballon D'or award.
The winner will then be revealed at the 19th FIFA World Player Gala in Zurich on Monday 21 December.