UEFA has announced on the official site the list of the 32 players who are in the race for the title of “Best player of the season”. This award came into the world of football last year at the initiative of the UEFA president Michel Platini, and has been awarded for the first time to Lionel Messi.
To designating this award will vote journalists from all 53 countries that are members of the European forum.
Prize will be awarded on August 30 in Monte Carlo, but until then UEFA will announce on 14 August who are the three finalists.
Players mentioned in this edition are in lots of 12 teams. Most present it’s Real Madrid and Manchester City, both with 6 nominations, followed by Chelsea with four players present on the list, while FC Barcelona boasts with only three players nominated for the title of “Best player of the season”.
The footballers enlisted are:
Sergio Agüero (ARG) – Manchester City
Xabi Alonso (ESP) – Real Madrid
Mario Balotelli (ITA) – Manchester City
Jakub Błaszczykowski (POL) – Borussia Dortmund
Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) – Juventus
Iker Casillas (ESP) – Real Madrid
Petr Čech (CZE) – Chelsea
Fábio Coentrão (POR) – Real Madrid
Leslie Davies (WAL) – Bangor City
Didier Drogba (CIV) – Chelsea (now Shanghai Shenhua)
Cesc Fàbregas (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Falcao (COL) – Club Atlético de Madrid
Joe Hart (ENG) – Manchester City
Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE) – AC Milan
Andrés Iniesta (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Shinji Kagawa (JPN) – Borussia Dortmund (now Manchester United FC)
Vincent Kompany (BEL) – Manchester City
Frank Lampard (ENG) – Chelsea
Lionel Messi (ARG) – FC Barcelona
Luka Modrić (CRO) – Tottenham Hotspur
Mesut Özil (GER) – Real Madrid
Pepe (POR) – Real Madrid
Andrea Pirlo (ITA) – Juventus
Sergio Ramos (ESP) – Real Madrid
Raúl González (ESP) – FC Schalke 04 (now al-Sadd Sports Club)
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – Real Madrid
Wayne Rooney (ENG) – Manchester United
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