FIFA Ballon d'Or candidate shortlists

Sao Paulo, Nov 30 (IANS) The following are the candidate shortlists by category announced here for this year's Ballon d'Or, ahead of awards slated for Jan 7 in Zurich:

Best player for men: Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona/Spain)

Best player for women: Marta (Brazil), Aby Wambach, Alex Morgan (US)

Best men's coach: Vicente del Bosque (Spain), Pep Guardiola (ex-Barcelona), Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid)

Best women's coach: Bruno Bini (France), Norio Sasaki (Japan), Pia Sundhage (Sweden)

Most beautiful goal of the year: Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid/Colombia), Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce/Slovakia), Neymar (Brazil/Santos).