THE BALLOON d OR FINAL SHORTLIST .

The final shortlist for the 2013 Ballon D OR winner is now in the final stage of just three players. The worlds costliest player Gareth Bale misses out , so does Yaya Toure, who has won The African footballer of the year for the fifth year in a row. The footballers chosen are as follows. 1) Lionel Messi. Argentina. Barcelona. 2) Franck Ribery. France. Bayern Munich. 3)Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal. Real Madrid.