The 23 man shortlist was released not long ago and coming as no surprise was the inclusion of the Portuguese winger of Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo.

For the past years it has been Lionel Messi the man to win all the awards and arguably is the best player in the world although things have recently been taking a turn in favor of the former Manchester United attacker.

Having only scored 1 goal in October it’s not the best of times for Messi meanwhile C.Ronaldo has been on fire scoring in almost all of Real Madrid’s matches and finally getting things going with his partner Gareth Bale.

It might be the moment needed for C.Ronaldo to dethrone Barcelona’s star Messi.

Gareth Bale was recruited by Real Madrid in September for a world record transfer fee of £80 million hoping that the Welshman can create a partnership with C.Ronaldo and break the rampage that Barcelona and Messi has bestowed for the past few years.

It wasn’t until Real Madrid’s latest La Liga match that Bale could finally proof his worth and create a stunning attacking trio with Benzema and C.Ronaldo as they smashed 7 goals past Sevilla and winning the match with a final result of 7-3.

The sensational and tantalizing form of C.Ronaldo seems like it cannot be stopped and now with the addition of Gareth Bale, this is the perfect time for him and Real Madrid to achieve European glory.

The Portuguese has scored 11 goals and created 1 assist in the last 8 matches for Real Madrid.

Even with his superb form, C.Ronaldo recently stated his fear about FIFA having favoritism over Messi and Barcelona.

“I wish Mr. Blatter health and a long life, with the certainty he will continue to witness, as he deserves, the successes of his favorite teams and players.”