http://www.fifpro.org/index.php?mod=...d8b60bd82f79c0
not too happy that joe cole is there ahead of duff :mad:
The Premiership in England attracted the most nominees with nineteen, followed by Italy’s Serie A with eighteen, Spain’s La Liga with thirteen, the Bundesliga in Germany with three and just two from the Dutch League.
AC Milan heads the list for the most nominations with ten, Chelsea have eight, Real Madrid seven, Manchester United and Juventus six, Barcelona five, Arsenal four, Bayern Munchen three, Inter and PSV Eindhoven two, and there is one each from Champions League winners Liverpool and Valencia.
England leads the way with the most players in the short list with ten, followed by nine Brazilians, seven Italians and five Frenchmen and Argentinians. There are four Dutch and Portuguese players, three Spaniards and two from Germany and the Czech Republic. Sweden, the Ivory Coast, the Ukraine and Cameroon provide each provide one player in the 55.
The 55 player shortlist in full is: (Home country/ Club 2004/2005)
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/ Juventus), Iker Cassillas (Spain/ Real Madrid), Petr Cech (Czech Republic/ Chelsea), Nelson Dida (Brazil/ AC Milan) and Oliver Kahn (Germany/ Bayern Munchen)
Defenders: Alex (Brazil/ PSV), Roberto Ayala (Argentina/ Valencia), Cafu (Brazil/ AC Milan), Sol Campbell (England/ Arsenal), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy/ Juventus), Roberto Carlos (Brazil/ Real Madrid), Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal/ Chelsea), Ashley Cole (England/ Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (England/ Manchester United), Gabriel Heinze (Argentina/ Manchester United), Lucio (Brazil/ Bayern Munchen), Paolo Maldini (Italy/ AC Milan), Alessandro Nesta (Italy/ AC Milan), Carlos Puyol (Spain/ Barcelona), Walter Samuel (Argentina/ Real Madrid), Jaap Stam (Holland/ AC Milan), John Terry (England/ Chelsea), Lilian Thuram (France/ Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy/ Juventus) and Javier Zanetti (Argentina/ Inter)
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Germany/ Bayern Munchen), David Beckham (England/ Real Madrid), Joe Cole (England/ Chelsea), Anderson Deco (Portugal/ Barcelona), Luis Figo (Portugal/ Real Madrid), Gennaro Gattuso (Italy/ AC Milan), Steven Gerrard (England/ Liverpool), Ricardo Kaka (Brazil/ AC Milan), Frank Lampard (England/ Chelsea), Claude Makalele (France/ Chelsea), Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic/ Juventus), Andrea Pirlo (Italy/ AC Milan), Arjen Robben (Holland/ Chelsea), Ronaldinho (Brazil/ Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/ Manchester United), Paul Scholes (England/ Manchester United), Mark van Bommel (Holland/ PSV), Patrick Vieira (France/ Arsenal), Xavi Hernandez (Spain/ Barcelona) and Zinedine Zidane (France/ Real Madrid)
Forwards: Adriano (Brazil/ Inter), Hernan Crespo (Argentina/ AC Milan), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast/ Chelsea), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon/ Barcelona), Thierry Henry (France/ Arsenal), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/ Juventus), Ronaldo (Brazil/ Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (England/ Manchester United), Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine/ AC Milan), and Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland/ Manchester United).
