World Player of the Year 2017

[GunnerFinn]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40962482

No longer in association with Ballon D'Or but basically the same thing...

The Best Fifa Men's Player 2017:

Nominations:

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund and Gabon)
• Leonardo Bonucci (AC Milan and Italy)
• Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus and Italy)
• Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid and Spain)
• Paulo Dybala (Juventus and Argentina)
• Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid and France)
• Eden Hazard (Chelsea and Belgium)
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic (former Manchester United and Sweden)
• Harry Kane (Tottenham and England)
• Andres Iniesta (Barcelona and Spain)
• N'Golo Kante (Chelsea and France)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid and Germany)
• Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Poland)
• Marcelo (Real Madrid and Brazil)
• Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)
• Luka Modric (Real Madrid and Croatia)
• Keylor Navas (Real Madrid and Costa Rica)
• Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich and Germany)
• Neymar (Barcelona and Brazil)
• Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
• Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal and Chile)
• Luis Suarez (Barcelona and Uruguay)
• Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich and Chile)

The Best Fifa Men's Coach 2017:
Nominations:

• Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus)
• Carlo Ancelotti (Bayern Munich)
• Antonio Conte (Chelsea)
• Luis Enrique (Barcelona)
• Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
• Leonardo Jardim (Monaco)
• Joachim Low (Germany)
• Jose Mourinho (Manchester United)
• Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
• Tite (Brazil)
• Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)

Who are your winners?

Ronaldo and Zidane for me purely for trophies won.

 

[carter777]

Ronaldo and Zidane seem the most likely but shout out for Modric who's been outstanding this year.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Ronaldo and Zidane walk these awards this year. As good as someone like Jardim has done at the end of the way what Real have done since Zizou has taken over has been out of this world.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Messi on the list. What a fraud.

Ronaldo own this award now.

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

Ronaldo + Zidane, no contest.

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

Just noticed Pep is nominated.

 

[burnsjed]

Just noticed Pep is nominated.

and as hilarious as that is, so is Mou!

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

and as hilarious as that is, so is Mou!

It's pretty normal for the Europa League winning manager to be nominated. Mourinho at least won 2 trophies.

Not sure what Pep has done to be nominated apart from spend money.

 

[Batman]

Don't think Messi or Ronaldo will win again after Ronaldo wins this one. Neymar is taking over. Zidane might win a few though.

 

[GeorgiaGunner]

Don't think Messi or Ronaldo will win again after Ronaldo wins this one. Neymar is taking over. Zidane might win a few though.

Messi is still a markedly better player than Neymar though -- I definitely think this is Ronnie's last year with honors, however.

 

[Batman]

Messi is still a markedly better player than Neymar though -- I definitely think this is Ronnie's last year with honors, however.

He was last season. Remains to be seen what he does this season with more pressure on him to perform individually now that Neymar is gone. He has looked like the same pretty good but very mortal player he looks for the national team when it's just been Suarez up front with him. Think about his for a moment: Neymar has about 7 less goals for his country than Messi does for his. He's done this in about 40 fewer games. Being the true main man at PSG will I think bring out the best in Neymar as it has in the national team. Having less help at Barca than he's ever had and being a year older will do the opposite for Messi in my opinion.