Five on the shortlist
Tuesday, 17 October, 2006
Five English players have been nominated for the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award.
Five English players have been nominated for the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award.
John Terry, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole have all been shortlisted for the Ballon d'or.
The winner will be decided by a panel of European journalists and unveiled on Monday 27 November.
Of the 50 nominations, 17 are players from Barclays Premiership clubs, more than any other league.
Champions Chelsea lead the pack, with Terry, Lampard, Cole, Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Claude Makelele and Andriy Shevchenko all shortlisted.
Cesc Fabregas, William Gallas, Jens Lehmann and Thierry Henry represent last year's Champions League runners-up Arsenal.
And Cristiano Ronaldo joins Rooney as Manchester United's only other nominee. Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has also been shortlisted.
Here is the full list;
Previous winners:
1956 Stanley MATTHEWS (Eng) Blackpool
1957 Alfredo DI STÉFANO (Spa [*]) Real Madrid
1958 Raymond KOPA (Fra) Real Madrid
1959 Alfredo DI STÉFANO (Spa [*]) Real Madrid
1960 Luis SUÁREZ (Spa) Barcelona
1961 Omar SIVORI (Ita [*]) Juventus
1962 Josef MASOPUST (Cze) Dukla Praha
1963 Lev YASHIN (SU) Dynamo Moskva
1964 Denis LAW (Sco) Manchester United
1965 EUSÉBIO (Por) Benfica
1966 Bobby CHARLTON (Eng) Manchester United
1967 Flórián ALBERT (Hun) Ferencváros
1968 George BEST (Nil) Manchester United
1969 Gianni RIVERA (Ita) Milan
1970 Gerd MÜLLER (Ger) Bayern München
1971 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Ajax
1972 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern München
1973 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona
1974 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona
1975 Oleg BLOKHIN (SU) Dynamo Kiev
1976 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern München
1977 Alan SIMONSEN (Den) Borussia Mönchengladbach
1978 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV
1979 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV
1980 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern München
1981 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern München
1982 Paolo ROSSI (Ita) Juventus
1983 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus
1984 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus
1985 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus
1986 Igor BELANOV (SU) Dynamo Kiev
1987 Ruud GULLIT (Net) Milan
1988 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan
1989 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan
1990 Lothar MATTHÄUS (Ger) Internazionale
1991 Jean-Pierre PAPIN (Fra) Olympique Marseille
1992 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan
1993 Roberto BAGGIO (Ita) Juventus
1994 Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul) Barcelona
1995 George WEAH (Lib) Milan
1996 Matthias SAMMER (Ger) Borussia Dortmund
1997 RONALDO (Bra) Internazionale
1998 Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra) Juventus
1999 RIVALDO (Bra) Barcelona
2000 Luis FIGO (Por) Real Madrid
2001 Michael OWEN (Eng) Liverpool
2002 RONALDO (Bra) Real Madrid
2003 PAVEL Nedved (Cze) Juventus
2004 ANDRIY Shevchenko (Ukr) AC Milan
2005 RONALDINHO (Bra) Barcelona
[*] Di Stéfano and Sivori were born in Argentina and first played for that country.