I know this have nothing to do with but who do you all thnk will win fifa player of the year. I say Andriy Shevchenko go win, with Thiery henry in second place.... Maybe Ronaldinho third
October 13, 2005
FIFA World Player of The Year Nominations Announced
The male nominations for the FIFA World Player of the Year have been announced.
After analyzing performances on every continent, a FIFA panel of experts have named a list of 30 stand-out players - one of whom will succeed Brazil and FC Barcelona star Ronaldinho as the best footballer in the world when the winner is announced on 9 December 2005.
Full List of Nominees:
Adriano (Inter), Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Cafu (AC Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), Deco (Barcelona), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus), Kaka (AC Milan), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Pavel Nedved (Juventus), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Jay-Jay Okocha (Bolton), Raul (Real Madrid), Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal), Arjen Robben (Chelsea), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid), Robinho (Real Madrid), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid).
World Players of The Year Winners List
* Ronaldinho is the bookmaker's 4/5 odds on favorite to successfully defend his FIFA World Player of the Year title