Shortlist for FIFA World Player of the Year

[Turamber]

Includes Beckham and Owen. Hmmm, interesting...

 

[Darthshearer]

Rooney up for world award

Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick on his Manchester United debut
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Wayne Rooney has been shortlisted for the Fifa World Player of the Year award which will be decided in December.

Rooney, 18, is one of 10 players from the 35 contenders who play their football in the Premiership.

The teenager's Manchester United team-mates Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs have also been nominated for the prestigious honour.

Thierry Henry, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, David Beckham and Michael Owen are also on the list.

Rooney burst onto the world scene with his impressive performances at Euro 2004 where ehe scored four goals.

He captured the imagination as he helped England to the quarter-finals where he had to limp off injured in the first half before England went on to lose on penalties.

Rooney moved from Everton to Manchester United during the summer and recently returned to action in spectacular style by scoring a hat-trick on his United debut against Fenerbahce in the Champions League.


Only Ronaldinho has a realistic chance against Henry
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Brazilian Ronaldinho is another strong contender for the world gong after his exploits for a resurgent Barcelona .

Real Madrid are the club with the most players nominated with Beckham, Owen, Luis Figo, Raul, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and current holder Zinedine Zidane their contingent.

Fifa's Football Committee and the Technical and Development Committee produced the list and national coaches and captains will decide their winner.

Voting will take place in October and a shortlist of three will be produced in November before the winner is unveiled at a ceremony at the Zurich Opera House on 20 December.

Nominations for the 2004 World Fifa Player of the Year award:

Adriano (Brazil)
Roberto Ayala (Argentina)
Michael Ballack (Germany)
Milan Baros (Czech Rep)
David Beckham (England)
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
Cafu (Brazil)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Deco (Portugal)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
Luis Figo (Portugal)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Ryan Giggs (Wales)
Thierry Henry (France)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)
Oliver Kahn (Germany)
Kaka (Brazil)
Frank Lampard (England)
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
Roy Makaay (Holland)
Paolo Maldini (Italy)
Pavel Nedved (Czech Rep)
Alessandro Nesta (Italy)
Michael Owen (England)
Robert Pires (France)
Raul (Spain)
Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Wayne Rooney (England)
Andrej Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland)
Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Rooney, Owen, Beckham, Baros?? WHAT THE FUCK HAVE THEY DONE?

 

[k9awya]

didnt baros get the most euro2004 goals -/-

 

[mank!]

It'll surely be Henry?

 

[amodien]

Most of them are in just to make up the numbers!

Ronaldinho for me - this guys is different class and has turned Barcelona into a top european team where they should be.

 

[amodien]

Just realised Morientes the top scorer in last seasons CL isnt there.

wtf votes for these players?

 

[Darthshearer]

didnt baros get the most euro2004 goals -/-

Ahhh so that makes him a candidiate, a player who plays OK for about 6 / 7 matches SURLEY Should be up there!!

Henry for me, although Ronaldhinio will push him close, and maybe FIFA Will look at Barcelonas success coming 95% down to him, whereas Arsenal have a list of great players, but tbh has to be Henry!

 

[gunner440]

im betting on kaka

 

[Mobius]

Some of those choices are just stupid...hopefully Henry will win I think he deserves it.

 

[Jonaldo]

Ledley King should be in there.

 

[Bodhi]

There should only really be 3 on the shortlist.

Ronaldinho.
Andrej Shevchenko
Kaka


with maybe Adriano and Henrik Larsson as outside bets.


There are a lot of silly choices in there tho. Drogba, Rooney, van HorseFace, Beckham, Owen and that Greek guy instantly spring to mind.

 

[Gurnox]

The shortlist is pretty skewed year in year out. There are some very odd choices in there. Owen? Come on.........

Henry should get it. Thought he was unlucky to have missed out last year. Dodgy international form will probably count against him though.

 

[Bodhi]

After scoring a 35 yard bullet of a free kick at the weekend then following it up by dribbling from his own penalty area, past 3 defenders before slotting it into the back of the net, I honestly think Adriano should get it. He is the greatest player on the planet at the moment.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Adriano's been on fire recently, top player - massively underrated at the moment.

 

[oblimov]

man i really hope wayne rooneys smashes his knees and ends his career

the little chav bastard gets on my nerves, hes an advert for kids that you dont need an education and you should just kick a ball through peoples windows to succeed

 

[Clown]

Yeah, because all the otehr footballers have degrees and shit.

 

[Jonaldo]

Odd isn't it how we applaud how footballers from poverty stricken countries can use football as a way to earn success and make something of their lives, but when an English lad does exactly the same we chastise him. He may not have had a great upbringing and doesn't have the capacity to become a scientist or doctor, so this means he can't be good at something else?

Get real. He has a talent, let him use it.
Perhaps concentrate on trying to achieve something rather than berate other peoples achievements.

 

[Mobius]

Perhaps concentrate on trying to achieve something rather than berate other peoples achievements.

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Thats quite an achievement.

 

[mank!]

Odd isn't it how we applaud how footballers from poverty stricken countries can use football as a way to earn success and make something of their lives, but when an English lad does exactly the same we chastise him. He may not have had a great upbringing and doesn't have the capacity to become a scientist or doctor, so this means he can't be good at something else?

Get real. He has a talent, let him use it.
Perhaps concentrate on trying to achieve something rather than berate other peoples achievements.

oblimov is Scottish, plays DAoC and I've never seen him post in here before - what the fuck does he know?

Anyway, not seen much of Adriano but I saw his goals in Copa America and some of his goals for Inter and he looks quite a player. However, Henry's been performing consistently in the Premiership for the past few years and deserves some recognition. Admittedly, he sometimes fails to live up to his reputation in international football but you can't overlook what he's achieved.