Robin van Persie to skip FIFA Ballon d'Or awards

Robin van Persie has confirmed he will not attend the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich because of the ankle injury he suffered in Manchester United's defeat to Southampton.

Van Persie's World Cup header against Spain is one of three goals shortlisted for the Puskas Aawrd for the goal of the year, which is due to be handed out at a lavish ceremony in Switzerland on Monday evening.

Van Persie has been told not to fly to the event, though, because of the ankle injury he sustained in United's 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

If Van Persie beats Ireland's Stephanie Roche and Real Madrid's Colombian forward James Rodriguez to the honour, his compatriot Ruud Gullit will receive the award on his behalf.

"On advice of the club medical staff I am unable to fly out to Zurich tomorrow (sic) to attend the FIFA Ballon d'Or gala for my nomination for the Puskas award," Van Persie Tweeted on Monday.

"I wish everybody there the best of luck and a great evening.

"I will be watching it from home and my good friend @GullitR will take the honours for me."

Van Persie hobbled off in the 61st minute of Sunday's match, which was decided by Dusan Tadic's winner.

After a slow start to the season, Van Persie has started to find some form of late, scoring four goals in his last seven matches.

A number of bookmakers have opened a market on who will scoop the Puskas Award, with Rodriguez currently heading the betting at a top-price 8-13.

Roche's odds have tumbled to a top-price 2-1, while Van Persie's price has drifted to as big as 15-2.

Expressed as percentages, those quotes imply that the betting public believes Rodriguez's chances of winning are 61.9% (8-13), with Roche next best at 33.33% (2-1) in what has developed into a two-horse race.

Van Persie's price indicates just an 11.76% (15-2) chance of success.

Cast your vote for the Puskas Award here

The FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony will be shown live on RTÉ Player from 5.30pm, with highlights on RTÉ2 at 11.15pm.

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