Fifa has announced their 23 nominees for the prestiguous ‘World Player of the Year’ award, which is voted for by international managers and team captains. The English Premiership leads the nominations with 10 of the 23 nominees.
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to win, given that he recently won the FifPro player of the year award.
The list of nominees is as follows:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, Togo)
Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Argentina)
Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg, Russia)
Michael Ballack (Chelsea, Germany)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Spain)
Deco (Chelsea, Portugal)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea, Ivory Coast)
Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona, Cameroon)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal, Spain)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan, Sweden)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain)
Kaka (AC Milan, Brazil)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich, France)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal)
John Terry (Chelsea, England)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool, Spain)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid, Holland)
David Villa (Valencia, Spain)
Xavi (Barcelona, Spain).
Source: Goal.com
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