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FIFA 2009 World Player of the Year Shortlist

By Ben • November 1, 2009

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The FIFA World Player of the Year is an association football award given annually to the player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. In a voting system based on positional voting, each coach gets three votes, worth five points, three points and one point, and the winners are ordered based on total number of points. The male award has been criticized for focusing mainly on players from the UEFA Champions League and largely ignoring players from the South American Copa Libertadores, which has produced more world club champions than Europe. The international leagues of the remaining confederations are also completely ignored. Alongside the Ballon D’ Or, the FIFA World Player of the Year is the most prestigious individual award available to any player. This year, whoever wins the Ballon D’ Or will most likely win the FIFA World Player of the Year, due to the fact that all the players in the shortlist play professionally for European based clubs. Here is the 23 player shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year.
NOMINEES FOR 2009 FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Player
 Nationality
 Club
 League
 Age
Michael Ballack Chelsea 33
Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 31
Iker Casillas Real Madrid 28
Diego Juventus/Werder Bremen 24
Didier Drogba Chelsea 31
Michael Essien Chelsea 26
Samuel Eto’o Inter/Barcelona 28
Steven Gerrard Liverpool 29
Thierry Henry Barcelona 32
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Barcelona/Inter 28
Andres Iniesta Barcelona 25
Kaka Real Madrid/AC Milan 27
Frank Lampard Chelsea 31
Luis Fabiano Sevilla 28
Lionel Messi Barcelona 22
Carles Puyol Barcelona 31
Franck Ribery Bayern Munich 26
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid/Man Utd 24
Wayne Rooney Manchester United 24
John Terry Chelsea 28
Fernando Torres Liverpool 25
David Villa Valencia 27
Xavi Barcelona 29
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Ben

Most kids grow up spending Saturday mornings watching cartoons. Ben however got up early to watch English Premier League games on a special channel he convinced his father to order for that purpose alone. Ben carries that passion with him today, both on and off the soccer field. Though American, he still understands the rest of the world when they use words like "futbol," "footy boots" and "football pitch." He currently resides in Hong Kong, traveling frequently to the USA, China and other countries in search of the most up to date soccer information available.

One Response to “FIFA 2009 World Player of the Year Shortlist”

  1. Ivan
    December 2, 2009 at 11:29 pm |

    No Arshavin??

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