FIFA has yesterday announced the names of the nominees for the title of FIFA World Player 2008.Four Barcelona players are included in the list:
Samuel Eto'o, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Xavi.
The list of 23 candidates has been drawn up by football experts from the Football Committee. The final decision will now be made by the captains and head coaches of the national teams.
At the beginning of December, FIFA will announce the names of the three players who have received the most votes and the winner will be revealed at the 18th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House on 12 January 2009.
The 2008 shortlist:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
Sergio Agüero (Argentina)
Andrei Arshavin (Russia)
Michael Ballack (Germany)
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
Iker Casillas (Spain)
Deco (Portugal)
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
Cesc Fabregas (Spain)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Kaká (Brazil)
Frank Lampard (England)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Franck Ribéry (France)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
John Terry (England)
Fernando Torres (Spain)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)
David Villa (Spain)
Xavi (Spain)
The list of 23 candidates has been drawn up by football experts from the Football Committee. The final decision will now be made by the captains and head coaches of the national teams.
At the beginning of December, FIFA will announce the names of the three players who have received the most votes and the winner will be revealed at the 18th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House on 12 January 2009.
The 2008 shortlist:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
Sergio Agüero (Argentina)
Andrei Arshavin (Russia)
Michael Ballack (Germany)
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
Iker Casillas (Spain)
Deco (Portugal)
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
Cesc Fabregas (Spain)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Kaká (Brazil)
Frank Lampard (England)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Franck Ribéry (France)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
John Terry (England)
Fernando Torres (Spain)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)
David Villa (Spain)
Xavi (Spain)
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