Steven Gerrard & Fernando Torres two of Liverpools finest have been name on the 23 man shortlist for the FIFA World Plater of the Year award for 2009, so fingers crossed for the two top men at Anfield Rd and we hope they get the rewards this time around, the full list is as follows:
Chelsea:
1.Michael Ballack
2.Didier Drogba
3.Michael Essien
4.Frank Lampard
5.John Terry
Liverpool
1.Steven Gerrard
2.Fernando Torres
Manchester United
1.Wayne Rooney
Juventus
1.Gianluigi Buffon
Juventus/Werder Bremen
1.Diego
Real Madrid
1.Iker Casillas
Real Madrid/AC Milan
1.Kaka
Real Madrid/Man Utd
1.Cristiano Ronaldo
Inter/Barcelona
1.Samuel Eto’o
Barcelona
1.Thierry Henry
2.Andres Iniesta
3.Lionel Messi
4.Carles Puyol
5.Xavi
Barcelona/Inter
1.Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Bayern Munich
1.Franck Ribery
Valencia
1.David Villa
Sevilla
1.Luis Fabiano
Best of luck to all 23 players on the list as they are the top 23 players in the world, but there’s only two I will be keeping my finers crossed for…
Peter
So by my count we have only one Italian and happily, no one from Arsenal
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