The English football magazine World Soccer has announced the list of nominees for the Player, Coach, and Team of the Year awards. For the Player of the Year, two African players are nominated:
The English football magazine World Soccer has announced the list of nominees for the Player, Coach, and Team of the Year awards. For the Player of the Year, two African players are nominated: Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré. Hervé Renard is the only African coach on the list of best coach nominees, and Zambia is the only African team nominated for Team of the Year. The winners, selected based on behavior and performance throughout the year, will be announced in mid-December.
World Soccer Player of the Year Nominees:
- Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) – Chelsea/Shanghai Shenhua
- Radamel Falcao (Colombia) – Atletico de Madrid
- Eden Hazard (Belgium) – Lille/Chelsea
- Andrés Iniesta (Spain) – Barcelona
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Barcelona
- Neymar (Brazil) – Santos
- Andrea Pirlo (Italy) – Juventus
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – Real Madrid
- Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire) – Manchester City
- Xavi (Spain) – Barcelona
World Soccer Coach of the Year Nominees:
- Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina) – Athletic de Bilbao
- Vicente del Bosque (Spain) – Spain
- Roberto di Matteo (Italy) – Chelsea
- René Girard (France) – Montpellier
- Jürgen Klopp (Germany) – Borussia Dortmund
- José Mourinho (Portugal) – Real Madrid
- Hervé Renard (France) – Zambia
- Diego Simeone (Argentina) – Atlético de Madrid
- Luis Tena (Mexico) – Mexico Olympic selection
- Tite (Brazil) – Corinthians
World Soccer Team of the Year Nominees:
- Atlético de Madrid (Spain)
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Chelsea (England)
- Corinthians (Brazil)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Mexico
- Montpellier (France)
- Spain
- Universidad Católica (Chile)
- Zambia
and Yaya Touré. Hervé Renard is the only African coach on the list of best coach nominees, and Zambia is the only African team nominated for Team of the Year. The winners, selected based on behavior and performance throughout the year, will be announced in mid-December.
World Soccer Player of the Year Nominees:
- Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) – Chelsea/Shanghai Shenhua
- Radamel Falcao (Colombia) – Atletico de Madrid
- Eden Hazard (Belgium) – Lille/Chelsea
- Andrés Iniesta (Spain) – Barcelona
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Barcelona
- Neymar (Brazil) – Santos
- Andrea Pirlo (Italy) – Juventus
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – Real Madrid
- Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire) – Manchester City
- Xavi (Spain) – Barcelona
World Soccer Coach of the Year Nominees:
- Marcelo Bielsa (Argentina) – Athletic de Bilbao
- Vicente del Bosque (Spain) – Spain
- Roberto di Matteo (Italy) – Chelsea
- René Girard (France) – Montpellier
- Jürgen Klopp (Germany) – Borussia Dortmund
- José Mourinho (Portugal) – Real Madrid
- Hervé Renard (France) – Zambia
- Diego Simeone (Argentina) – Atlético de Madrid
- Luis Tena (Mexico) – Mexico Olympic selection
- Tite (Brazil) – Corinthians
World Soccer Team of the Year Nominees:
- Atlético de Madrid (Spain)
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Chelsea (England)
- Corinthians (Brazil)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Mexico
- Montpellier (France)
- Spain
- Universidad Católica (Chile)
- Zambia
