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Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and
Antoinne Griezmann have been named as the top
contenders for this year’s UEFA Best player in Europe award.
Antoinne Griezmann have been named as the top
contenders for this year’s UEFA Best player in Europe award.
UEFA on Monday, announced their top 10 players in Europe during 2015/2016 and also
the shortlist of 37 players that all gained votes and on August 25, 2016, UEFA will announce it’s best player in Europe.
the shortlist of 37 players that all gained votes and on August 25, 2016, UEFA will announce it’s best player in Europe.
Journalists
from each of UEFA’s 55 member associations provided a list of their
five best-ranked players, with the first receiving five points, the
second four and so on. The ten players with the most points advance to
the second vote, which will determine the three finalists to be named on
5 August.
from each of UEFA’s 55 member associations provided a list of their
five best-ranked players, with the first receiving five points, the
second four and so on. The ten players with the most points advance to
the second vote, which will determine the three finalists to be named on
5 August.
The top 10 (in no particular order) is as follows:
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid & Wales)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus & Italy)
Antoine Griezmann (Atlรฉtico Madrid & France)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid & Germany)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
Thomas Mรผller (Bayern Mรผnchen & Germany)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Mรผnchen & Germany)
Pepe (Real Madrid & Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal)
Luis Suรกrez (Barcelona & Uruguay)
37
players picked up votes in the initial poll by UEFA; those not in the
final shortlist are revealed
below in order of how they finished:
players picked up votes in the initial poll by UEFA; those not in the
final shortlist are revealed
below in order of how they finished:
11 Riyad Mahrez (Leicester & Algeria)
12 Jamie Vardy (Leicester & England)
13 Dimitri Payet (West Ham & France)
14 Jรฉrรดme Boateng (Bayern Mรผnchen & Germany)
15 Arturo Vidal (Bayern Mรผnchen & Chile)
16 Luka Modriฤ (Real Madrid & Croatia)
17 N’Golo Kantรฉ (Leicester & France)
18 Zlatan Ibrahimoviฤ (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United & Sweden)
19. Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium)
20. Andrรฉs Iniesta (Barcelona & Spain)
21. Neymar (Barcelona & Brazil)
22. Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern Mรผnchen & Portugal)
23. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Mรผnchen & Poland)
24. Gonzalo Higuaรญn (Napoli & Argentina)
25. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus & Italy)
26. Diego Godin (Atlรฉtico Madrid & Uruguay)
27. Will Grigg (Wigan & Northern Ireland)
28. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham & France)
29. Paul Pogba (Juventus & France)
30. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham & Belgium)
31. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund & Gabon)
32. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
33. Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla & France)
34. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla/Paris Saint-Germain & Poland)
35. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain & France)
36. Georges-Kรฉvin N’Koudou (Marseille & France)
37. Jan Oblak (Atlรฉtico Madrid & Slovenia)
