Two Argentine players are nominated for UEFA Best Player in Europe award.
Lionel MESSI and Sergio AGUERO are the two Argentine players nominated for the award as they made the shortlist of 32 players. MESSI won the award last season. Here is the list of players:
Sergio AGUERO (ARG) – Manchester City FC
Xabi ALONSO (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Mario BALOTELLI (ITA) – Manchester City FC
Jakub BLASCZYKOWSKI (POL) –Borussia Dortmund
Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA) – Juventus
Iker CASILLAS (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Petr ČECH (CZE) – Chelsea FC
Fábio COENTRAO (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Leslie DAVIES (WAL) – Bangor City FC
Didier DROGBA (CIV) – Chelsea FC (now at Shanghai Shenhua FC)
Cesc FABREGAS (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Radamel FALCAO (COL) – Club Atlético de Madrid
Joe HART (ENG) – Manchester City FC
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC (SWE) – AC Milan
Andrés INIESTA (ESP) – FC Barcelona
Shinji KAGAWA (JPN) – Borussia Dortmund (now at Manchester United FC)
Vincent KOMPANY (BEL) – Manchester City FC
Frank LAMPARD (ENG) – Chelsea FC
Lionel MESSI (ARG) – FC Barcelona
Luka MODRIC (CRO) – Tottenham Hotspur FC
Mesut ÖZIL (GER) – Real Madrid CF
PEPE (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Andrea PIRLO (ITA) – Juventus
Sergio RAMOS (ESP) – Real Madrid CF
Raúl GONZALEZ (ESP) – FC Schalke 04 (now at Al-Sadd Sports Club)
Cristiano RONALDO (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Wayne ROONEY (ENG) – Manchester United FC
David SILVA (ESP) – Manchester City FC
Fernando TORRES (ESP) – Chelsea FC
Yaya TOURE (CIV) – Manchester City FC
Robin Van PERSIE (NED) – Arsenal FC
Xavi HERNANDEZ (ESP) – FC Barcelona
The award will be handed out on August 30 when UEFA does the draw for the Champions League group stage.