Here's the world player of the year nominations.
FIFA will announce the names of the five players who have received most votes from national coaches and captains at the beginning of December.
The overall winner will then be named on December 19.
The full shortlist is: Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Kaká (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Luis Fabiano (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Carles Puyol (Spain), Franck Ribéry (France), Wayne Rooney (England), John Terry (England), Fernando Torres (Spain), David Villa (Spain) and Xavi (Spain).
The list
HERE is the nominations by each international captain. Some interesting selections. (Masch

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Messi, Xavi, Iniesta/Torres/Ronaldo is the top 3 for me.
Ballack???????????

and I can't say I watch to much Italian football but surely Buffon gets in on name alone.