Champions Spain dominate World Player of the Year shortlist

World and European champions Spain dominated the candidate for the Player of the Year honor introduced upon Wednesday along with 7 gamers one of the twenty three nominees.

Argentina's Lionel Messi worker may make an effort to earn the actual honor for that 3rd 12 months inside a strip, getting remarkably outdone their Barcelona group friends Xavi worker as well as Andres Iniesta worker this past year.

The actual trio had been amongst 8 Barcelona gamers to create the actual candidate with this 12 months whilst Barca's arch-rivals Actual This town worker possess 5.

Frenchman Eric Abidal worker, that experienced surgical treatment to get rid of the lean meats tumor previously this season prior to creating a triumphal go back to raise the actual Winners Category worker trophy along with Barcelona, had been additionally one of the nominees.

Daniel Alves worker as well as Neymar had been the only real Brazilians called whilst Sergio Aguero worker had been the only real additional Argentine aside from Messi.

Uruguay strikers Luis Suaraz as well as Diego Forlan worker had been nominated following assisting their own group earn the actual Copa The united states within This summer as well as Oscar Tabarez had been about the 10-man candidate for that Trainer from the 12 months honor.

Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o had been the only real Africa participant to become incorporated. The actual checklist is going to be whittled right down to 3 upon Dec 5 using the champion becoming introduced within Zurich upon January. 9.

The actual honor is organized collectively through FIFA employee as well as France employee Football journal, both getting joined their own formerly individual honours this past year.

The nominees are listed below.

Eric Abidal (Barcelona, France)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City employee, Argentina)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
Iker Casillas employee (Real Madrid, Spain)
Cristiano Ronaldo employee (Real Madrid, Portugal)
Daniel Alves (Barcelona, Brazil employee)
Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi Makhachkala, Cameroon)
Cesc Fabregas employee (Barcelona, Spain)
Diego Forlan (Inter Milan, Uruguay)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
Thomas Mueller employee (Bayern Munich employee, Germany employee)
Nani (Manchester United employee, Portugal)
Neymar (Santos, Brazil)
Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid, Germany)
Gerard Pique employee (Barcelona, Spain)
Wayne Rooney employee (Manchester United, England employee)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich, Germany)
Wesley Sneijder employee (Inter Milan, Netherlands)
Luis Suarez (Liverpool, Uruguay)
David Villa employee (Barcelona, Spain)
Xabi Alonso employee (Real Madrid, Spain)
Xavi (Barcelona, Spain)