Ballon D’or Finalists Revealed

The ten finalists who will be vying for the chance to be crowned the best player in Europe are now known. France Football revealed the list yesterday and it contains the obvious culprits.

Lionel Messi who is considered to be the favourite to win this award this year heads a list that includes:

Didier Drogba (Ivory coast and Chelsea)

Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Fc Barcelona and Inter Milan)

Seven Gerrard (England and Liverpool)

Kaka (Brazil, AC Milan and Real Madrid)

Andreas Iniesta (Spain and FC Barcelona)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Inter Milan and Barcelona)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United and Real Madrid)

Xavi (Spain and Fc Barcelona)

Wayne Rooney (England and Manchester United)

What amazes me about this list is the number of players from Barcelona.

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