All big names including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale, Andres Iniesta are shortlisted along with some youngsters like Thibaut Courtois who had an amazing last season for Atletico Madrid plus currently having a great season at Chelsea.
Premier League joint top scorer Diego Costa is also on the list along with his club mate Eden Hazard. While Real Madrid and Bayern Munich lead the list with the most number of players.
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez who impressed at the World Cup.
Bayern Munich: Thomas Muller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mario Goetze, Philipp Lahm, Arjen Robben and Manuel Neuer. Five of them were part of Germany squad who won the World Cup in July.
While Barcelona have only four players and last season’s Premier League top scorer Luis Suarez who moved to Barcelona this summer has been left out by the Football federation. His biting incident against Italy in the World Cup is the main reason.
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PLAYERS
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INTERNATIONAL
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CLUB
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1
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Gareth Bale
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Wales
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Real Madrid
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2
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Karim Benzema
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France
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Real Madrid
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3
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Toni Kroos
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Germany
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Real Madrid
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4
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James Rodriguez
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Colombia
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Real Madrid
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5
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Sergio Ramos
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Spain
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Real Madrid
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6
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Portugal
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Real Madrid
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7
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Mario Gotze
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Germany
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8
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Philipp Lahm
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Germany
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Bayern Munich
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9
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Manuel Neuer
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Germany
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Bayern Munich
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10
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Thomas Muller
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Germany
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Bayern Munich
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11
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Bastian Schweinsteiger
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Germany
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Bayern Munich
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12
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Arjen Robben
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Netherlands
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Bayern Munich
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13
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Diego Costa
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Spain
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14
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Thibaut Courtois
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Belgium
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Chelsea
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15
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Eden Hazard
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Belgium
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Chelsea
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16
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Angel Di Maria
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Argentina
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17
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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Sweden
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Paris St. Germain
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18
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Andres Iniesta
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Spain
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Barcelona
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19
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Javier Mascherano
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Argentina
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Barcelona
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20
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Lionel Messi
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Argentina
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Barcelona
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21
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Neymar
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Brazil
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Barcelona
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22
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Yaya Toure
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Ivory Coast
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Manchester City
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23
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Paul Pogba
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France
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Juventus
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FIFA have also shortlisted 10 managers for the Coach of the Year award.
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MANAGERS
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TEAM
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1
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Pep Guardiola
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Bayern Munich
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2
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Jurgen Klinsmann
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United States
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3
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Alejandro Sabella
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Argentina
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4
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Carlo Ancelotti
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Real Madrid
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5
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Antonio Conte
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Juventus/Italy
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6
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Diego Simeone
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Atletico Madrid
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7
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Chelsea
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8
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Manuel Pellegrini
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Manchester City
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9
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Louis van Gaal
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Netherlands/Manchester United
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10
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Joachim Low
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Germany
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Suarez LOL
ReplyDeleteronaldo without a doubt!
ReplyDeletewhy would even Suarez be discussed when there is no chance of him now, he has to perform for which he has to play LOL
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