Shorlist for FIFA player of year award

[fred milne]

Adriano (Internazionale, Brazil), Michael Ballack (Chelsea, Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid, Italy), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal), Petr Cech (Chelsea, Czech Republic), Deco (Barcelona, Portugal), Didier Drogba (Chelsea, Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Chelsea, Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona, Cameroon), Luis Figo (Internazionale, Portugal), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan, Italy), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England), Thierry Henry (Arsenal, France), Kaka (AC Milan, Brazil), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen, Germany), Philippe Lahm (Bayern Munich, Germany), Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal, Germany), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan, Italy), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan, Italy), Franck Ribéry (Marseille, France), Juan Román Riquelme (Villarreal, Argentina), Ronaldinho (Barcelona, Brazil), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal, Czech Republic), Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea, Ukraine), Lilian Thuram (Barcelona, France), Patrick Vieira (Internazionale, France), Zinedine Zidane (retired, France).

 

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1920879,00.html

[stressederic]

I tell you what, I'm getting sick and f***ing tired of being overlooked for these awards.

[RedMarauder]

Rooney and Lampard for what? Rooney has mostly been injured and Lampard has mostly been poor

[Boca]

Shortlist my a***.

[jimmylibel]

1. Cannavaro

2. Zidane

3. Henry or Etoo.

[StevieC]

You could not watch any football all year and still predict that list.

[stressederic]

You could not watch any football all year and still predict that list.

 

I'm pretty sure that's FIFA's motto isn't it?

[Skillz]

Adriano?

 

EDIT: I am sure there are more ridiculous nominations but i am still working through the list.

Edited October 12, 2006 by Skillz

[Snookie]

How did Figo and Ronaldo (the United one) get on that list. They wern't even the best players in their own side for gods sake.

[Guest Jack Bauer]

The players on the front of the FIFA 2007 cover are usually in there somewhere.

[jimmylibel]

There's actually a typo in the thread title. It's actually the shortlist for FIFA '06 Player of the Year.

 

As voted for by computer gamers who've never watched football.

[crisps]

Henry, Gerrard, Kaka, ronaldinho, eto'o, cannavaro, klose - only ones worthy of the award - not taking into account the sh|te world cup

 

No John Terry the Media's gonna kick off

Edited October 12, 2006 by mikeyj

[Stevie H]

1. Cannavaro

2. Zidane

3. Henry or Etoo.

they rarely give these things to defenders though do they? plus he was caught up in the juventus scandal.

[Gilps]

he was caught up in the juventus scandal.

 

Probably outweighed considerably by the fact he now plays for Real Madrid. Always worth about twelvety bonus points that.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

I tell you what, I'm getting sick and f***ing tired of being overlooked for these awards.

 

You'll get there one day. just keep working at it.

 

what the feck is ribery, lahm, figo, rosicky, essien and andriano doing there though?

 

Deco should win it, imo.

[Murphman]

You'll get there one day. just keep working at it.

 

what the feck is ribery, lahm, figo, rosicky, essien and andriano doing there though?

 

Deco should win it, imo.

 

 

Ribery is quality and had a great world cup, what the F*CK is Lampard doing in there still? can anybody remember him having a good game last year? For anybody?

[stressederic]

You'll get there one day. just keep working at it.

 

what the feck is ribery, lahm, figo, rosicky, essien and andriano doing there though?

 

Deco should win it, imo.

 

Thats what people said to me about the Academy Awards

[realtarragona]

what the F*CK is Lampard doing in there still? can anybody remember him having a good game last year? For anybody?

 

Well he scored 20 goals so it's likely he did have a few good games...

 

It's the same list every year anyway, bar the odd exception. Adriano being on it is just daft.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

is this last-year's thread regurgitated?

[stressederic]

is this last-year's thread regurgitated?

 

No the year before

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

let's start on next year's one...

 

 

 

McManananananananaman!

[Snookie]

let's start on next year's one...

 

wayne roooooooooooooooooooooney

[surf]

If that's alphabetical how come they got Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Cech?

[stressederic]

let's start on next year's one...

 

Me

[Stevie H]

let's start on next year's one...

 

 

walcott, tevez, mascherano, crouch.