{"id":31293,"date":"2014-07-12T06:48:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T06:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=31293"},"modified":"2014-07-12T06:53:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-12T06:53:38","slug":"world-cup-2014-fifa-announces-golden-ball-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/world-cup-2014-fifa-announces-golden-ball-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2014: Fifa announces Golden Ball shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" itemprop=\"description\">Fifa has announced the shortlist for the 2014 Golden Ball, the prize awarded to the best player at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina have three nominees in Angel Di Maria, Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi, while their opponents in Sunday&#8217;s final Germany, have four.<\/p>\n<p>Mats Hummels, Toni Kroos, Phillip Lahm and Thomas Muller are the players nominated from Joachim Low&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s James Rodriguez, Brazil&#8217;s Neymar and Arjen Robben of Netherlands complete the 10-man shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>Fifa has also announced the nominees for the Golden Glove competition, awarded to the best goalkeeper at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Costa Rica&#8217;s Keylor Navas, Germany&#8217;s Manuel Neuer and Argentina&#8217;s Sergio Romero will compete for the prize.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Netherlands&#8217; Memphis Depay and Paul Pogba and Raphael Varane of France have been nominated for the best young player at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of each competition are to be announced after Sunday&#8217;s final.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifa has announced the shortlist for the 2014 Golden Ball, the prize awarded to the best player at the World Cup. 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