UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Contenders

[Bluemoon16]

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/season=2012/nominees/index.html

On 14 August, UEFA.com will reveal the three players with the most points overall from the first round of voting. They will then proceed to the live vote in Monaco when the same journalists will use an electronic system to determine the winner from the three candidates.

Messi is one of four Barça players in contention. The other three – Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Cesc Fàbregas – were all members of the Spain squad which won UEFA EURO 2012. Three of their international team-mates – Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos – are among seven Real Madrid CF players in the hunt.

English title winners Manchester City FC have a six-strong representation, two more than their Premier League rivals Chelsea FC, who claimed a first UEFA Champions League crown in Munich in May.

Twelve clubs are represented in total, including Club Atlético de Madrid, for whom Falcao makes the list after inspiring a second UEFA Europa League success in three seasons.


The 32-player long list is as follows (in alphabetical order):

Sergio Agüero (ARG) – Manchester City FC
Xabi Alonso (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Mario Balotelli (ITA) – Manchester City FC
Jakub Błaszczykowski (POL) –Borussia Dortmund
Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) – Juventus
Iker Casillas (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Petr Čech (CZE) – Chelsea FC
Fábio Coentrão (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Leslie Davies (WAL) – Bangor City FC
Didier Drogba (CIV) – Chelsea FC (now at Shanghai Shenhua FC)
Cesc Fàbregas (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Falcao (COL) – Club Atlético de Madrid
Joe Hart (ENG) – Manchester City FC
Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE) – AC Milan
Andrés Iniesta (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Shinji Kagawa (JPN) – Borussia Dortmund (now at Manchester United FC)
Vincent Kompany (BEL) – Manchester City FC
Frank Lampard (ENG) – Chelsea FC
Lionel Messi (ARG) – FC Barcelona
Luka Modrić (CRO) – Tottenham Hotspur FC
Mesut Özil (GER) – Real Madrid CF
Pepe (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Andrea Pirlo (ITA) – Juventus
Sergio Ramos (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Raúl González (ESP) – FC Schalke 04 (now at Al-Sadd Sports Club)
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Wayne Rooney (ENG) – Manchester United FC
David Silva (ESP) – Manchester City FC
Fernando Torres (ESP) – Chelsea FC
Yaya Touré (CIV) – Manchester City FC
Robin van Persie (NED) – Arsenal FC
Xavi Hernández (ESP) – FC Barcelona

[charvet_wonderland]

I'm sure I've seen that ratio before somewhere

[Alioune DVToure]

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/season=2012/nominees/index.html

On 14 August, UEFA.com will reveal the three players with the most points overall from the first round of voting. They will then proceed to the live vote in Monaco when the same journalists will use an electronic system to determine the winner from the three candidates.

Messi is one of four Barça players in contention. The other three – Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Cesc Fàbregas – were all members of the Spain squad which won UEFA EURO 2012. Three of their international team-mates – Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos – are among seven Real Madrid CF players in the hunt.

English title winners Manchester City FC have a six-strong representation, two more than their Premier League rivals Chelsea FC, who claimed a first UEFA Champions League crown in Munich in May.

Twelve clubs are represented in total, including Club Atlético de Madrid, for whom Falcao makes the list after inspiring a second UEFA Europa League success in three seasons.


The 32-player long list is as follows (in alphabetical order):

Sergio Agüero (ARG) – Manchester City FC
Xabi Alonso (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Mario Balotelli (ITA) – Manchester City FC
Jakub Błaszczykowski (POL) –Borussia Dortmund
Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) – Juventus
Iker Casillas (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Petr Čech (CZE) – Chelsea FC
Fábio Coentrão (POR) – Real Madrid CF
[highlight]Leslie Davies (WAL) – Bangor City FC[/highlight]
Didier Drogba (CIV) – Chelsea FC (now at Shanghai Shenhua FC)
Cesc Fàbregas (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Falcao (COL) – Club Atlético de Madrid
Joe Hart (ENG) – Manchester City FC
Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE) – AC Milan
Andrés Iniesta (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Shinji Kagawa (JPN) – Borussia Dortmund (now at Manchester United FC)
Vincent Kompany (BEL) – Manchester City FC
Frank Lampard (ENG) – Chelsea FC
Lionel Messi (ARG) – FC Barcelona
Luka Modrić (CRO) – Tottenham Hotspur FC
Mesut Özil (GER) – Real Madrid CF
Pepe (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Andrea Pirlo (ITA) – Juventus
Sergio Ramos (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Raúl González (ESP) – FC Schalke 04 (now at Al-Sadd Sports Club)
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Wayne Rooney (ENG) – Manchester United FC
David Silva (ESP) – Manchester City FC
Fernando Torres (ESP) – Chelsea FC
Yaya Touré (CIV) – Manchester City FC
Robin van Persie (NED) – Arsenal FC
Xavi Hernández (ESP) – FC Barcelona

Shoo-in.

[Mase]

Yeh but the rags have got a massive fan base in some third world country though

[Mase]

Out of interest though, why the fuck is Cech in that list?!!

[Green & Blue]

Out of interest though, why the fuck is Cech in that list?!!

Very good question.strange one that.couple of decent cl performances but other than that he was very ordinary.I suppose it could be said the euros alone pushed Mario into the picture.

[Wonderwall]

Very good question.strange one that.couple of decent cl performances but other than that he was very ordinary.I suppose it could be said the euros alone pushed Mario into the picture.

Sod cech what about torres!

[Green & Blue]

Sod cech what about torres!

Even fat Frank got a look in

[ozzyisgod]

Leslie Davies of bangor fc is loving this list!

[BlueinBosnia]

Leslie Davies of bangor fc is loving this list!

I've spent a decent part of today looking at foreign news reports on this list. Basically no country outside of Europe has picked up on this being a mental inclusion. It should do wonders for the profile of the Welsh game, with people in Nigeria, Singapore, etc. tuning in to catch a glimpse of this maestro plying his skills in the WPL!

[Bluemoon16]

Pepe?? WTF!!

[ant london]

So Barcelona have 4, Chelsea have 4....City have 6. Happy days

[Slim]

Is anyone else confused by the 31 players there to make up the numbers before Messi wins it?

[Blue Since 76]

Is anyone else confused by the 31 players there to make up the numbers before Messi wins it?

I'm just confused by the lack of Arsenal players. Leon will do his nut.

[Green & Blue]

It's nothing short of an outrage that Paul Scholes is not on that list.

[Avalon]

I hope everybody will vote for Leslie Davies and that he wins. It'll be a right laugh.

[Alex Sapphire]

So Barcelona have 4, Chelsea have 4....City have 6. Happy days

City 6, Scum 1.
the judges must have a sense of humour

[london blue 2]

So Barcelona have 4, Chelsea have 4....City have 6. Happy days

City 6, Scum 1.
the judges must have a sense of humour

like

[ronk]

City 6, Scum 1.
the judges must have a sense of humour

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[Chinners]

Uwaffa awards are possibly the most meaningless awards around, bar 'team of the season' made up from players that the media jizz over