France Football magazine has revealed the shortlist of the ten nominees who will vie for the 2009 Ballon d’Or award.
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, FC Barcelona and Inter Milan)
Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Inter Milan and FC Barcelona)
Andres Iniesta (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Kaka (Brazil, Milan AC and Real Madrid)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United and Real Madrid)
Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United)
Xavi (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Argentine international Lionel Messi is the strong favourite to win the award at the ceremony on December 1.
Source:Goal.com
for me Xavi he is just unreal!
would be class if roo could win it, but id say itll be messi that takes it
Agree with Andy. It would be great if another United name went down in history, but with the likes of Messi on there, it may prove reasonable to settle for a runners up spot, instead.
Wow!
Runner up for Rooney is great thing i can .... banter it ,until i die
To be fair ... i think wayne rooney is easily one of the better players on the list ... i would rather ronaldo went any day over rooney and i would rather rooney any day over messi, he wears his heart on his sleeve, gives everything ... he not only attacks, he defends, something i see ronaldo or messi do little of....fancy skills and good ball work are not the only thing in football, just becos some1 can do more tricks and mayb quicker does not mean they are a better football player...
Rooney is the absolute complete all round player, the duncan edwards mould ... he isnt given enough recognition i dont think ...
nop dude!
world knew..... Rooney is a great Footballer......,if any one say no then he's a Noob
i think now that ronaldo is gone i respect wazza way more now.
who won it messi
Ya messi won it
3rd place Xavi..
they will announce 2nd at CET 2.00
hope for Ronaldo../Rooney heheh
Messi a deserved winner. The 22-year-old became the first Ballon d'Or winner from Argentina, eclipsing runner-up and last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo by a record 240-point margin.
The award's 96 jurors gave Messi 473 points out of a possible 480, a near unanimous verdict, organisers France Football said.
The win caps a brilliant year for the softly-spoken left-footed forward.
He helped Barcelona to the Champions League title with nine goals - including one in the final against Manchester United - as well as bagging six in the Copa del Rey and 23 in La Liga.
The gong, formerly known as the European Footballer of the Year award, was voted on by journalists from across the world.
Source: Reuters
Rooney was highest placed English man ..... in eighth!
Full points scoring list:
1. Lionel Messi (Argentine, FC Barcelone) : 473 points
2. 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Man Utd plus Real Madrid) : 233
3. 3. Xavi (Espagne, FC Barcelone) : 170 pts
4. 4. Andrès Iniesta (Espagnol, FC Barcelone) : 149
5. 5. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroun, FC Barcelone puis Inter Milan) : 75 pts
6. 6. Kaka (Brésil, Milan AC puis Real Madrid) : 58 pts
7. 7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Suède, Inter Milan puis FC Barcelone) : 50 pts
8. 8. Wayne Rooney (Angleterre, Manchester United): 35 pts
9. 9. Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire, Chelsea): 33 pts
10. 10. Steven Gerrard (Angleterre, Liverpool) : 32 pts
11. 11. Fernando Torres (Espagne, Liverpool): 22 pts
12. 12. Cesc Fabregas (Espagne, Arsenal) : 13 pts
13. 13. Edin Dzeko (Bosnie, Wolfsburg) : 12 pts
14. 14. Ryan Giggs (Pays de Galles, Manchester United) : 11 pts
15. 15. Thierry Henry (France, FC Barcelone) : 9 pts
16. 16. Luis Fabiano (Brésil, FC Séville), Nemanja Vidic (Serbie, Manchester United), Iker Casillas (Espagne, Real Madrid): 8 pts
19. 19. Diego Forlan (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid) : 7 pts
20. 20. Yoann Gourcuff (France, Bordeaux) : 6 pts
21. 21. Andreï Archavine (Russie, Arsenal), Julio Cesar (Brésil, Inter Milan), Frank Lampard (Angleterre, Chelsea) : 5 pts
24. 24. Maicon (Brésil, Inter Milan) : 4 pts
25. 25. Diego (Brésil, Werder Brême puis Juventus Turin) : 3 pts
26. 26. David Villa (Espagne, Valence), John Terry (Angleterre, Chelsea) : 2 pts
28. 28. Franck Ribéry (France, Bayern Munich), Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire, FC Barcelone) : 1 pt
30. 30. Karim Benzema (France, Lyon puis Real Madrid): 0 ptt
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