UEFA Club Footballer of the year nominees
UEFA announced on Monday the nominees for the 2010 Footballer of the year award. The trophy will be awarded before the draw for the Champions League groups of 26 August, at Monte Carlo.
The 12 players nominated are three goalkeepers, three defenders, three midfielders and three forwards, and were selected by the coaches of the 16 teams that reached the last eight of the Champions League in the 2009/2010 season.
Goalkeeper of the year: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan FC), Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon), Víctor Valdés (FC Barcelona)
Defender of the year: Lucio (Inter Milan FC), Maicon (Inter Milan FC), Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona)
Midfielder of the year: Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona), Arjen Robben (FC Bayern Munich), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milano FC)
Striker of the year: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Diego Milito (FC Inter Milan), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
