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FIFA World Player of Year shortlist

14 April 2012

The shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the year (in alphabetical order):

Adriano - Brazil
Roberto Ayala - Argentina
Michael Ballack - Germany
Milan Baros - Czech Republic
David Beckham - England
Gianluigi Buffon - Italy
Cafu - Brazil
Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal
Deco - Portugal
Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast
Samuel Eto'o - Cameroon
Luis Figo - Portugal
Steven Gerrard - England
Ryan Giggs - Wales
Thierry Henry - France
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden
Oliver Kahn - Germany
Kaka - Brazil
Frank Lampard - England
Henrik Larsson - Sweden
Roy Makaay - Netherlands
Paolo Maldini - Italy
Pavel Nedved - Czech Republic
Alessandro Nesta - Italy
Michael Owen - England
Robert Pires - France
Raul - Spain
Roberto Carlos - Brazil
Ronaldinho - Brazil
Ronaldo - Brazil
Wayne Rooney - England
Andrej Shevchenko - Ukraine
Ruud Van Nistelrooy - Netherlands
Theodoros Zagorakis - Greece
Zinedine Zidane - France

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