Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been nominated for FIFA
World Player of the Year 2006 following his Cup Final heroics in
Cardiff.
The Reds midfielder is in contention alongside international
teammates Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney.
Nine other Premiership stars made the 30-man shortlist announced by
world footballs governing body today.
International managers and captains will now cast their votes
before the ceremony in Zurich on December 18.
Last years award went to Ronaldinho, with Lampard second and
Gerrard seventh.
The full shortlist this time around is:
Adriano (Inter Milan, Brazil),
Michael Ballack (Chelsea, Germany),
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy),
Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid, Italy),
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal),
Petr Cech (Chelsea, Czech Republic),
Deco (Barcelona, Portugal),
Didier Drogba (Chelsea, Ivory Coast),
Michael Essien (Chelsea, Ghana),
Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona, Cameroon),
Luis Figo (Inter Milan, Portugal),
Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan, Italy),
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England),
Thierry Henry (Arsenal, France),
Kaka (AC Milan, Brazil),
Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen, Germany),
Philippe Lahm (Bayern Munich, Germany),
Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England),
Jens Lehmann (Arsenal, Germany),
Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan, Italy),
Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan, Italy),
Franck Ribery (Marseille, France),
Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal, Argentina),
Ronaldinho (Barcelona, Brazil),
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England),
Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal, Czech Republic),
Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea, Ukraine),
Lilian Thuram (Barcelona, France),
Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan, France),
Zinedine Zidane (retired, France).
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