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Eight Barça players nominated for UEFA.com Team of the Year[/h] Posted at: 01:45 on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Category:
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Eight FC Barcelona players have been nominated for the 2011 edition of UEFA.com's Team of the Year. The Champions League and La Liga winners are the most represented team among all the nominees and also have coach Pep Guardiola nominated for Team of the Year Coach.
Voting is open now and runs until 12:00 CET Monday, January 5th. The official announcement will be made Wednesday, January 18th.
The following FC Barcelona players were nominated in their respective categories: Víctor Valdés (goalkeeper), Dani Alves (right-back), Gerard Piqué (center-back), Javier Mascherano (center-back), Éric Abidal (left-back), Xavi Hernández (center midfield), Andrés Iniesta (attacking midfield), and Lionel Messi (forward). It is interesting to note that Mascherano, a defensive midfielder, was nominated under the center-back category after Guardiola began slotting him into the back four last season.
55 players and 5 coaches are shortlisted for the coveted 12 spots on the UEFA.com Team of the Year. Chosen by UEFA.com staff writers, the nominations are based on performance in club and national team competitions during 2011. In addition to the prestige of being names to the UEFA.com Team of the Year, the elected captain will also be presented with a €100,000 check to be donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Last year, over five million votes were cast that saw six FC Barcelona players in the starting eleven: Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol (also named captain), Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, and David Villa.
The candidates in full:
Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke 04/FC Bayern München)
Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United FC)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)
Víctor Valdés (FC Barcelona)
Joe Hart (Manchester City FC)
Right-back
Daniel Alves (FC Barcelona)
Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München)
Christian Maggio (SSC Napoli)
Darijo Srna (FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
Maxi Pereira (SL Benfica)
Centre-back
Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona)
Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United FC)
Thiago Silva (AC Milan)
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
Sergei Ignashevich (PFC CSKA Moskva)
Benedikt Höwedes (FC Schalke 04)
Javier Mascherano (FC Barcelona)
Vincent Kompany (Manchester City FC)
Rolando (FC Porto)
Adil Rami (LOSC Lille Métropole /Valencia CF)
Left-back
Éric Abidal (FC Barcelona)
Fábio Coentrão (SL Benfica/Real Madrid CF)
Marcelo (Real Madrid CF)
Álvaro Pereira (FC Porto)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea FC)
Right midfield
Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Basel 1893)
Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München)
Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund)
Gervinho (LOSC Lille Métropole/Arsenal FC)
Nani (Manchester United FC)
Centre midfield
Yaya Touré (Manchester City FC)
Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal FC)
João Moutinho (FC Porto)
Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Attacking midfield
Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona)
Mesut Özil (Real Madrid CF)
David Silva (Manchester City FC)
Marek Hamšík (SSC Napoli)
Wesley Sneijder (FC Internazionale Milano)
Left midfield
Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Eden Hazard (LOSC Lille Métropole)
Ángel Di María (Real Madrid CF)
Juan Mata (Valencia CF/Chelsea FC)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa FC/Manchester United FC)
Forward
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Falcao (FC Porto/Club Atlético de Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF)
Hulk (FC Porto)
Javier Hernández (Manchester United FC)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC)
Sergio Agüero (Club Atlético de Madrid/Manchester City FC)
Mario Gomez (FC Bayern München)
Edinson Cavani (SSC Napoli)
Antonio Di Natale (Udinese Calcio)
Coach
Josep Guardiola (FC Barcelona)
André Villas-Boas (FC Porto/Chelsea FC)
Jürgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund)
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United FC)
Rudi Garcia (LOSC Lille Métropole)
Read more:
http://www.totalbarca.com/2011/news...-for-uefa-com-team-of-the-year/#ixzz1fjmX9Jz4
