World player of the year nominees
Xabi Alonso
(Spain)
Dani Alves
(Brazil)
Iker Casillas
(Spain)
Cristiano Ronaldo
(Portugal)
Didier Drogba
(Ivory Coast)
Samuel Eto'o
(Cameroon)
Cesc Fabregas
(Spain)
Asamoah Gyan
(Ghana)
Julio Cesar
(Brazil)
Miroslav Klose
(Germany)
Philipp Lahm
(Germany)
Maicon
(Brazil)
Thomas Mueller
(Germany)
Arjen Robben
(Netherlands)
Bastian Schweinsteiger
(Germany)
David Villa
(Spain)
Xavi
(Spain)
Carles Puyol
(Spain)
Andres Iniesta
(Spain)
Diego Forlan
(Uruguay)
Lionel Messi
(Argentina)
Mesut Oezil
(Germany)
Wesley Sneijder
(Netherlands) Should win it hands down (CL & World Cup Final).
World coach of the year nominees
Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea)
Vicente del Bosque (Spain) (Won the WC).
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) (Did he win the Carling Cup?)
Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
Joachim Low (Germany)
Jose Mourinho (Inter Milan/Real Madrid) (Won the CL).
Oscar Tabarez (Uruguay)
Louis Van Gaal (Bayern Munich)
Bert van Marwijk (Holland)
Arsene Wenger (Arsenal). (for what exactly?).