Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Brazil's Douglas Maicon has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Germany's Miroslav Klose has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Ghana's Asamoah Gyan has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: AP
Spain's Iker Casillas has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Brazil's Daniel Alves has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Spain's Xabi Alonso has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Netherlands' Arjen Robben has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Spain's Carles Puyol has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Germany's Thomas Muller has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Spain's Andres Iniesta has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Uruguay's Diego Forlan has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Argentina's Lionel Messi has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Brazil's Julio Cesar has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Spain's David Villa has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Germany's Mesut Oezil has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Germany Philipp Lahm has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Spain's Cesc Fabregas has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Spain's Xavi Hernandez has been nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The 23-man list also has three players who starred both at the World Cup and for their club last season. The past two winners are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Published Oct 26, 2010
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Seven players from Spain's World Cup-winning team including Barcelona trio Andres Iniesta, David Villa and Xavi Hernandez were nominated for the 2010 Fifa Ballon d'Or world player of the year award. The past two winners – Lionel Messi of Argentina and Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid – are nominated despite disappointing World Cup campaigns.
The 2007 winner Kaka is left off the list, which includes of his Brazil teammates Daniel Alves of Barcelona, and Inter Milan pair Julio Cesar and Maicon.