It's time to vote for the 2008 Players of the Year. There is a player of the year for each spot on the field and the coach, so there are 12 winners in all. The winners will round out the 2008 Team of the Year. The choices of players and coaches comes from a group of nominees picked by the uefa.com's staff writers based on their displays for club and country in 2008.
And the nominees are...
Goalkeepers: René Adler (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF), Petr Čech (Chelsea FC), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United FC)
Right backs: Aleksandr Anyukov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), José Boswingwa (Chelsea FC), Maicon (FC Internazionale Milano), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal FC)
Left Backs: Joan Capdevila (Villarreal CF), Patrice Evra (Manchester United FC), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Yuri Zhirkov (PFC CSKA Moskva)
Central Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool FC), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea FC), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United FC), Carlos Marchena (Valencia CF), Pepe (Real Madrid CF), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea), Tomáš Ujfaluši (Club Atlético de Madrid), Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United FC)
Central Midfielders: Mehmet Aurélio (Real Betis Balompié), Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona), Marcos Senna (Villarreal CF), Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Konstantin Zyryanov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg)
Right Midfielders: Hamit Altıntop (FC Bayern München), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Javier Zanetti (FC Internazionale Milano)
Left Midfielders: Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid CF), David Silva (Valencia CF), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid CF)
Attacking Midfielders: Andrei Arshavin (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal FC), Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC), Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Forwards: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal FC), Sergio Agüero (Club Atlético de Madrid), Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Daniel Güiza (Fenerbahçe SK), Zlatan Ibrahimović (FC Internazionale Milano), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United FC), Fernando Torres (Liverpool FC), David Villa (Valencia CF)
Coaches: Dick Advocaat (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Luis Aragonés (Spain/ Fenerbahçe SK), Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United FC), Temuri Ketsbaia (Anorthosis Famagusta FC), Fatih Terim (Turkey)
Manchester United FC, the European champions, have the most nominees with seven and the Champions League runners-up Chelsea have six. UEFA Cup winners FC Zenit St. Petersburg earned five nominations along with Spanish champions Real Madrid CF. There are 20 clubs have players or coaches involved, while 14 members of Spain's UEFA EURO 2008™-winning squad, including coach Luis Aragonés, have been nominated.
And the winners are...(at least what I think they should be)
Goalkeeper: Igor Akinfeev - Youngest first-choice goalkeeper at UEFA EURO 2008 and UEFA European Championship semi-finalist with Russia.
Right back: José Boswingwa - Selected for Team of the Tournament at UEFA EURO 2008.
Left back: Philipp Lahm - Had a huge leadership presence for Germany as they reach final of UEFA EURO 2008. He scored late winning goal in his first at international level since 2006 FIFA World Cup opening match. In the semi-finals he wins Man of the Match award. Selected for UEFA Team of the Tournament.
Central defender: Tomáš Ujfaluši - Captain of Czech Republic at UEFA EURO 2008™ and made his UEFA Champions League debut at 30.
Central midfielder: Anatoliy Tymoshchuk - Led FC Zenit St. Petersburg to UEFA Cup win, UEFA Super Cup winner, and reached 80 international caps for Ukraine.
Right midfielder: Cristiano Ronaldo - His awards speak for themselves. UEFA Champions League winner and top scorer, Premier League champion and top scorer and England's Footballer of the Year.
Left midfielder: Wesley Sneijder - Two-time Man of the Match winner at UEFA EURO 2008. He always come up big when his team needs him. Example clincher wins: Villarreal CF and France. Amazingly returned earlier than expected from injury to win 49th and 50th caps for Netherlands in FIFA World Cup qualifying wins against Iceland and Norway.
Attacking midfielder: Andrei Arshavin - He was the Man of the Match in UEFA Cup final and led Russia to UEFA EURO 2008 semi-finals. Was also a finalist for the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year.
Forward: Lionel Messi - He's the best in the world.
Coach: Fatih Terim Takes - He took Turkey to UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-finals and inspired Turkey to three comeback victories. He has coached this team to be unbeaten in it's quest to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Click here to actually vote for your favorite players at uefa.com. You have until January 12th to cast your real vote.
And the nominees are...
Goalkeepers: René Adler (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF), Petr Čech (Chelsea FC), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United FC)
Right backs: Aleksandr Anyukov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), José Boswingwa (Chelsea FC), Maicon (FC Internazionale Milano), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal FC)
Left Backs: Joan Capdevila (Villarreal CF), Patrice Evra (Manchester United FC), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Yuri Zhirkov (PFC CSKA Moskva)
Central Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool FC), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea FC), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United FC), Carlos Marchena (Valencia CF), Pepe (Real Madrid CF), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea), Tomáš Ujfaluši (Club Atlético de Madrid), Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United FC)
Central Midfielders: Mehmet Aurélio (Real Betis Balompié), Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona), Marcos Senna (Villarreal CF), Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Konstantin Zyryanov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg)
Right Midfielders: Hamit Altıntop (FC Bayern München), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Javier Zanetti (FC Internazionale Milano)
Left Midfielders: Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München), Arjen Robben (Real Madrid CF), David Silva (Valencia CF), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid CF)
Attacking Midfielders: Andrei Arshavin (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal FC), Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC), Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Forwards: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal FC), Sergio Agüero (Club Atlético de Madrid), Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Daniel Güiza (Fenerbahçe SK), Zlatan Ibrahimović (FC Internazionale Milano), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United FC), Fernando Torres (Liverpool FC), David Villa (Valencia CF)
Coaches: Dick Advocaat (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Luis Aragonés (Spain/ Fenerbahçe SK), Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United FC), Temuri Ketsbaia (Anorthosis Famagusta FC), Fatih Terim (Turkey)
Manchester United FC, the European champions, have the most nominees with seven and the Champions League runners-up Chelsea have six. UEFA Cup winners FC Zenit St. Petersburg earned five nominations along with Spanish champions Real Madrid CF. There are 20 clubs have players or coaches involved, while 14 members of Spain's UEFA EURO 2008™-winning squad, including coach Luis Aragonés, have been nominated.
And the winners are...(at least what I think they should be)
Goalkeeper: Igor Akinfeev - Youngest first-choice goalkeeper at UEFA EURO 2008 and UEFA European Championship semi-finalist with Russia.
Right back: José Boswingwa - Selected for Team of the Tournament at UEFA EURO 2008.
Left back: Philipp Lahm - Had a huge leadership presence for Germany as they reach final of UEFA EURO 2008. He scored late winning goal in his first at international level since 2006 FIFA World Cup opening match. In the semi-finals he wins Man of the Match award. Selected for UEFA Team of the Tournament.
Central defender: Tomáš Ujfaluši - Captain of Czech Republic at UEFA EURO 2008™ and made his UEFA Champions League debut at 30.
Central midfielder: Anatoliy Tymoshchuk - Led FC Zenit St. Petersburg to UEFA Cup win, UEFA Super Cup winner, and reached 80 international caps for Ukraine.
Right midfielder: Cristiano Ronaldo - His awards speak for themselves. UEFA Champions League winner and top scorer, Premier League champion and top scorer and England's Footballer of the Year.
Left midfielder: Wesley Sneijder - Two-time Man of the Match winner at UEFA EURO 2008. He always come up big when his team needs him. Example clincher wins: Villarreal CF and France. Amazingly returned earlier than expected from injury to win 49th and 50th caps for Netherlands in FIFA World Cup qualifying wins against Iceland and Norway.
Attacking midfielder: Andrei Arshavin - He was the Man of the Match in UEFA Cup final and led Russia to UEFA EURO 2008 semi-finals. Was also a finalist for the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year.
Forward: Lionel Messi - He's the best in the world.
Coach: Fatih Terim Takes - He took Turkey to UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-finals and inspired Turkey to three comeback victories. He has coached this team to be unbeaten in it's quest to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Click here to actually vote for your favorite players at uefa.com. You have until January 12th to cast your real vote.
1 comments:
I don't know if Messi is the best in the world, he's one of the top 2........with Christiano Ronaldo
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