EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS BAYERN Munich boast six players in today’s list of nominations for the Ballon D’Or.
Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Phillip Lahm, Thomas Muller and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer are all short-listed for the FIFA player of the year award.
The side they outclassed in the semi-final, Barcelona, have four players nominated; Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar and four-time winner, Lionel Messi.
The Premier League is represented by Eden Hazard, Mesut Ozil, Luis Suarez, Robin van Persie and Yaya Toure, Ozil’s move to Arsenal meaning Real Madrid must be content with having just Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo in the running.
In the coach of the year short-list, the retired Alex Ferguson is nominated alongside German treble-winner Jupp Heynckes and the man he defeated to win the Champions League at Wembley, Jurgen Klopp.
Here’s the full list of nominees.
Players
Gareth Bale, Edinson Cavani, Radamel Falcao, Eden Hazard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andres Iniesta, Philipp Lahm, Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Neymar, Mesut Ozil, Andrea Pirlo, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Luis Suarez, Thiago Silva (Paris St Germain/Brazil), Yaya Toure, Robin van Persie, Xavi.
Coaches
Carlo Ancelotti, Rafael Benitez, Antonio Conte, Vicente Del Bosque, Alex Ferguson, Jupp Heynckes, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Arsene Wenger.
Wenger nominated for Coach of the Year. For doing what?
He signed someone. An unprecedented move.
Ferguson will get it
It will be Jupp Heynckes without a doubt
Bundesliga : 7
Liga : 6
Premier League : 5
Ligue 1 : 4
Seria A: 1
Premier League: Best League in the World…………………in Marketing!
The PL doesn’t have the best players in the Europe but it’s the most competitive league now Ping pong, any one of six teams could win the title this year , show me another league in Europe where this is the case
So, Best League in the World or Most Competitive league?
I did not see any of these six teams in Quarter-finals of the Champions League last year…
BTW, I watched the clasico during the weekend and could not figure out where the PFA Players’ Player of the Year 2011, 2013 was on the pitch.
Wrong again Davy!! I’m THAT Liverpool fan & the title will be between only 2 teams. Chelsea & City, Liverpool, united & spurs don’t have a hope & arsenal’s brutal defence will cost them
Considering Arsenal had the second best defence in the whole league last season? And they haven’t been leaking goals this season either. And only Chelsea out of the top 4 teams has conceded less. Arsenal will definitely be there or there abouts come the end of the season.
I must say I am absolutlely sick of people buying into the crap that there are 6 title contenders in England.
For the money Spurs spent they should be looking at a bloody treble!
Darren my pedigree chum…. Per Mertesacker
& another thing they have been leaking goals, only 2 clean sheets in the league & 1 was against palace & they were very lucky!
Mertesecker is slow as a snail. But he still pokes his lanky legs in and is a decent defender. Vermalen to come back, koscielney is decent, Sagna is coming back to his best and Gibbs is a good defender. Not many teams have too defences. City’s is average without Kompany plus they’ve dodgy Hart between the sticks. And Chelsea’s defence would be the strongest, still wouldn’t true Luiz at all. Terry touching on too.
Did you see Dortmunds winner last week against them? Defence all over the shop when it should of been organised…. Stop spoofing saying Sagna & Gibbs are good defenders they’re not, compare them with Chelsea’s full backs ivanovic & cole!
Never mention the CL or said they were strong in it … Like I said you show me another another league in Europe were the top six have a chance of winning there league and are capable of taking points of one another on any given day.
You can’t !!!! So stick to your Ping Pong !
It’s between Chelsea and City. You only have to look as far back as the opening weekend to see how bad Arsenal can be.
And most competitive league in the world? Not even most competitive in England, look at the Championship.
Suarez the only player nominated not playing champions league football,he is a gonner if Liverpool don’tmake the top 4.