And the nominees are:
- Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
- Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
- Andres Iniesta (Spain)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- Mesut Oezil (Germany)
- Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
- Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
- Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)
- David Villa (Spain)
- Xavi (Spain)
