Bale & Van Persie on Uefa award list

Premier League duo Gareth Bale and
Robin van Persie are on the 10-man
shortlist for the 2012-13 Uefa Best
Player in Europe award.
Tottenham's Bale, 23, scored 26 goals in
all competitions, while striker Van Persie,
29, also found the net 26 times to help
Manchester United regain the league
title.
Four players from Bundesliga and
European champions Bayern Munich
have been selected.
No Spanish candidates made the list.
Last season, Barcelona midfielder Andres
Iniesta, who helped Spain win Euro 2012,
picked up the main prize.
The award, in its third year, is voted for
by a jury composed of journalists from
each of Uefa's member associations.
The winner will be announced in Monaco
on Thursday 29 August during the Uefa
Champions League group stage draw.
The shortlist:
Gareth Bale (Wales) - Tottenham
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) - Paris St-
Germain
Robert Lewandowski (Poland) -
Borussia Dortmund
Lionel Messi (Argentina) - Barcelona
Thomas Mueller (Germany) - Bayern
Munich
Franck Ribery (France) - Bayern Munich
Arjen Robben (Netherlands) - Bayern
Munich
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - Real
Madrid
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) -
Bayern Munich
Robin van Persie (Netherlands) -
Manchester United