Lionel Messi, Xavi and Cristiano Ronaldo up for Fifa Ballon d'Or - The Guardian

Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are on the three-player shortlist for the 2011 Fifa Ballon d'Or. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Lionel Messi, Xavi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been shortlisted for the 2011 Fifa Ballon d'Or, Fifa and France Football have announced.Messi – who won the inaugural award last year after Fifa's world player of the year crown and France