October 29, 2008- There are 23 players nominated for the FIFA player of the year 2008. The winner will be announced on Jan. 12, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland.
This can be the year for Cristiano Ronaldo. Will Kaka' win it again for the second consecutive time? Since they can't vote for their own countrymen, Mourinho has said that Ibrahimovic is a good candidate for the award. Dunga already said he voted for Cristiano Ronaldo.
List of 23 nominees:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo),
Sergio Aguero (Argentina),
Andrei Arshavin (Russia),
Michael Ballack (Germany),
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy),
Iker Casillas (Spain),
DECO (PORTUGAL),
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast),
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon),
Cesc Fabregas (Spain),
Steven Gerrard (England),
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden),
Andrés Iniesta (Spain),
Kaká (Brazil),
Frank Lampard (England),
Lionel Messi (Argentina),
Franck Ribéry (France),
CRISTIANO RONALDO (PORTUGAL),
John Terry (England),
Fernando Torres (Spain),
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland),
David Villa (Spain)
Xavi (Spain).
----Who do you think will win the FIFA Player of the year 2008?
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