Ronaldo heads FIFA shortlist

• zocoss

  31 Oct 09, 00:36

  

   

   

  CRISTIANO RONALDO is on course to retain his crown as FIFA's World Player of the Year.

  The Real Madrid ace, who won the award last season for his stunning form with Manchester United, has been named on a 23-man shortlist for this term's accolade.

  And Ronaldo, 24, heads a familiar cast of the beautiful game's leading talent.

  Spain provide six nominees — goalkeeper Iker Casillas, defender Carles Puyol, midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi and strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa.

  England's Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and John Terry also make the list.

   

  NOMINEES FOR 2009 FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

  • FIFA World Player 2009 shortlist:

   

  Michael Ballack (Germany)

  Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)

  Iker Casillas (Spain)

  Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

  Diego (Brazil)

  Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)

  Michael Essien (Ghana)

  Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)

  Steven Gerrard (England)

  Thierry Henry (France)

  Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)

  Andres Iniesta (Spain)

  Kaka (Brazil)

  Frank Lampard (England)

  Luis Fabiano (Brazil)

  Lionel Messi (Argentina)

  Carles Puyol (Spain)

  Franck Ribery (France)

  Wayne Rooney (England)

  John Terry (England)

  Fernando Torres (Spain)

  David Villa (Spain)

  Xavi (Spain)

   

• Louis dave36

  31 Oct 09, 22:48

  Messi will win this award, as barcelona won the treble last season. Ronaldo only won the EPL league title nia and not the CL with Man Utd last season.

• sand king

  1 Nov 09, 07:06

  Waiting for the day O'Shea gets shortlisted

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  1 Nov 09, 16:29

  no Holland players in it 

• limpper

  1 Nov 09, 20:10

  Originally posted by sand king:

  Waiting for the day O'Shea gets shortlisted

  lol

• Rooney9

  1 Nov 09, 20:12

  Originally posted by sand king:

  Waiting for the day O'Shea gets shortlisted

  dream on