The nominations for the Ballon d'Or, also known as World Footballer of
the Year, have been announced, with eight Barcelona players making the
short list of 23. Manchester United have two players included, while
Manchester City and Liverpool both have one.
Below are the names;
Éric Abidal (France), Sergio Agüero (Argentina),
Karim Benzema (France), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo
(Portugal), Dani Alves (Brazil), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Cesc Fàbregas
(Spain), Diego Forlán (Uruguay), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina),
Thomas Müller (Germany), Nani (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil
(Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Wayne Rooney (England), Bastian
Schweinsteiger (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Luis Suárez
(Uruguay), David Villa (Spain), Xabi Alonso (Spain), Xavi (Spain).
