UEFA announces Club Football Awards nominees
Twelve players in contention for UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2010
UEFA announced the nominees for the UEFA Club Football Awards to be presented during the UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw to be held in Monaco on Thursday 26 August 2010 at 17:45 CET.
The voting procedure gives the coaches of the 16 teams that reached the knock-out phase of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League the possibility to cast their votes for each position as well as to nominate the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2010 of their choice.
Based upon the voting results, the list of nominees can be found below:
Club Goalkeeper of the Year
Julio Cesar (FC Internazionale Milano)
Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyonnais)
Victor Valdés (FC Barcelona)
Club Defender of the Year
Lucio (FC Internazionale Milano)
Maicon (FC Internazionale Milano)
Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona)
Club Midfielder of the Year
Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)
Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München)
Wesley Sneijder (FC Internazionale Milano)
Club Forward of the Year
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Diego Milito (FC Internazionale Milano)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United FC)
