World Player Of The Year Shortlist

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Adriano (Inter Milan, Brazil)
Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich, Germany)
David Beckham (Real Madrid, England)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
Cafu (AC Milan, Brazil)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal)
Deco (FC Barcelona, Portugal)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea, Ivory Coast)
Robbie Elliot ( Newcastle, England)
Michael Essien (Chelsea, Ghana)
Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona, Cameroon)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England)
Thierry Henry (Arsenal, France)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus, Sweden)
Kaka (AC Milan, Brazil)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England)
Paolo Maldini (AC Milan, Italy)
Pavel Nedved (Juventus, Czech Republic)
Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan, Italy),
ay-Jay Okocha (Bolton, Nigeria)
Raul Gonzalez (Real Madrid, Spain)
Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal, Argentina)
Arjen Robben (Chelsea, Netherlands)
Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Robinho (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Ronaldinho (Barcelona, Brazil)
Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England)
Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan, Ukraine)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United, Netherlands)
Zidane Zinedine (Real Madrid, France).

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You really do wonder where they get some of these from for their shortlist.

I mean have they just picked the best players from the top teams or something??

Ruud Van Nistelrooy - was he not missing for most of the season through injury?

Jay Jay Okocha??? - Your having a laugh. I didn't watch much Bolton last season but he wasn't half the player he was the season before from what i seen.

And how the hell John Terry isn't there i will never know - makes a mockery of the whole thing.

To be honest and fair i reckon Frank Lampard should get it. I don't believe any player on that list has been so consistent throughout the season both domestically, European and for the national side than him. I also don't think that many of them can say to have had more influence to their side than Lampard also.

Are we getting odds on this?

[Jesus]

The shortlist is just a list of all the big name players in Europe, its not how they have performed...bit of a joke!

For me Lampard or Henry should get it....but its going to be Ronaldinho.

[mord]

where did you get this shitlist?

[christianu]

Those crazy Czechs.. always fascinated me how you can appreciate the humour of another language, ive never been able to learn another language but I do find it fascinating.

Okocha ffs!

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Originally Posted by christianu

Those crazy Czechs

yeap just like my mother always says

[Kop66]

Robbie Elliot ( Newcastle, England)

You put that one in for a larf didnt you Kiko

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That was my mate Jesus the cnut. He forwarded it to me earlier and added Elliot as he is a Newcastle fan and i always wind him up about him.

Ronaldinho is 4/5 to win this award?? :loon

Very short i thought considering he kind of fell away towards the end of the season.

Lampard at 16/1 and Gerrard at 25/1 look not bad. Shevchenko at 8/1 i think it was and second favourite and he could be a genuine winner as he has had a good season for Milan.

[rene]

No question!

Ronaldinho (Barcelona, Brazil)

He become the best player 2005 in the world! He leads Brasil through the ConCup,finished the WC qualy and shoot the importantest goals in the spanish league for Barca,also in the Champions League!

Ronaldinho get the trophy