Premier League - Rooney, Gerrard on FIFA shortlist

PA Sport - Fri, 30 Oct 09:28:00 2009

Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and John Terry have joined reigning FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo on a 23-man shortlist for this season's award.

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The Real Madrid and Portugal star heads a familiar cast of the world's leading talent as voting commences ahead of the annual gala in Zurich on December 21, which also includes Barcelona's Lionel Messi as a strong candidate.

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

England, with four - Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney and Terry - are next, while Brazil (three) and France (two) are the only other countries with more than one player nominated.

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).

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  1. #63-bilal,how have chelsea knocked liverpool out of­ champions league for the last 4 seasons?i am sure­ liverpool were in the final again in 2007 after winning­ it in 2005!think before you post.

    From jolfc19, on Sat 31 Oct 10:46AM

  2. 1. messi
    just one player will be FIFA World Player­
    hoye......

    From sekeus, on Sat 31 Oct 6:16AM

  3. Fabregas was 90% and far better than Ballack, Essien,­ and that Rooney of yours last season. This is not only­ about championship what about International duties?­ Fabregas was the main source of Spain success at last­ seasons EURO. Gunners 4 life.

    From Rai J, on Sat 31 Oct 3:42AM

  4. what about Vidic and the beach­ ball?????????????????????????????????

    From lukapavlovic, on Fri 30 Oct 11:29PM

  5. where are Arshavin and the beach ball ?!

    From Renan, on Fri 30 Oct 10:16PM

  6. another complete joke of a list cos it is meant to go­­ by form from october of last season to october this­­ season and ronaldo didnt play well nor did many of­ them­ on this list especially kaka he done absolutely­ nothing­ and ballack, lampard, ribery? this isnt a list­ of who­ played well this is a list of who can play well­ on­ their day. vidic was voted third best defender­ behind­ terry and pique only a few months ago by uefa­ and he isnt even in the list now? and­ the reason there­ is no arsenal players is because­ wenger gave sepp­ blatter some stick a while back about­ youth players

    From batman, on Fri 30 Oct 8:39PM

  7. yes at least we have Drogba and essien in the list but­ i still prefer the best striker in the world now­ Fernando Torres, i wish he is a Nigerian and we can­ still pay him to nationalize and we the indigene of­ Ekiti state will accept him with open hands.
    and i­ give the second position to my main man Christiano­ Ronaldo

    From tosin p, on Fri 30 Oct 7:14PM

  8. comment 139 THANK YOU!!

    From LegendDB, on Fri 30 Oct 7:03PM

  9. To 143 - I am black like you but I don't think­ white people like you either. And I don't like you­ too...idiot...Somehow something tells me that it is a­ white guy who put it there so that some other idiots­ will start their racist talk...

    From guyzoohh, on Fri 30 Oct 7:00PM

  10. I support Chelsea and Ballack on that list is absurd.­ There were ten Chelsea players better than him last­ season. That probably means there were over a thousand­ players better than him in Europe.

    From glenn, on Fri 30 Oct 6:49PM
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    i dont like white people

    From rod che, on Fri 30 Oct 6:29PM

  12. 138...AFRO MINGE SMELLS LIKE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF­ HACKNEY...

    From THE FUHRER, on Fri 30 Oct 5:59PM

  13. MY SHORTLIST FOR PIMPS OF THE YEAR...1/HUGGY BEAR
    ­ 2/RIO FERDINAND
    ­ 3/HARRY REDKNAPP
    ­ 4/SHEIK MANSOUR
    ­ 5/MARK HUGHES
    ­ 6/TOM HICKS
    ­ 7/GEORGE GILLET
    ­ 8/PHIL BROWN
    ­ 9/MARLON KING
    ­ 1O/PETER KENYON

    From THE FUHRER, on Fri 30 Oct 5:57PM

  14. fifa are t.u.r.d.s......daniel alves and maicon were­ the best right backs of the world last­ season.......ballack????? u kidding me???? darren­ fletcher was better than him....so was­ fabregas....thierry henry too...total waste....felipe­ melo shoulda been there....and where the F is­ ARSHAVIN???????/ he changed arsenal's fortunes last­ season !!! cr9 aint coming in the top 3...MESSI wins­ outright...followed by xavi or iniesta....and no julio­ cesar??? how is buffon in there???? wheres diego­ forlan???? he deserved it soo much more than­ henry!!!!!! effing henry !!! and please...nemanja vidic­ was top class last season...he should be there instead­ of carles puyol...!!!

    From sunil_mufc, on Fri 30 Oct 5:51PM

  15. i'd love for essien to get recognition, but he was­ injured for just over half the season...
    casillas­ should get some as well but he didn't win anything­ really... winners come first

    From i am a teacup, on Fri 30 Oct 5:38PM
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    once again terry, gerrard, rooney and torres walk into­ the shortlist,
    despite terry and rooney having an­ average season,
    despite liverpool having an average­ season winning nothing again.
    where are players like­ arshavin?

    1. messi 2. ronaldo 3. iniesta 4. xavi 5.­ eto'o

    if any liverpool or chelsea players make the­ top 5, it will be the worst case of favouritism by the­ voting panel to date... it was bad enough with messi­ and gerrard making the top 5 last season.
    give me­ thumbs down all you want, but i'm willing to bet a­ large sum of money that those players will be the top­ 5.

    From i am a teacup, on Fri 30 Oct 5:37PM

  17. wtf is wayne rooney doin up there? he's slightly­ better than average, no where near a world class player

    From asanshe, on Fri 30 Oct 5:25PM
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    Lidanken

    Ahhhh, I dont like black people, is that bad?­ I think NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Scouse-Baby, on Fri 30 Oct 5:13PM

  19. More like a longlist.

    From Ronaldo in ten years time, on Fri 30 Oct 4:48PM

  20. 1. Messi
    2. Casillas
    3. Iniesta
    4. Xavi
    5. Essien

    And­ I'm an AC Milan just seeing it the way it is

    From y.khairzada, on Fri 30 Oct 3:58PM
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