Oct 30, 2009, 9:20 GMT
Zurich - The men's and women's shortlist for the World Footballer of the Year award, announced on Friday by the ruling body FIFA.
Men
Michael Ballack (Germany) Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) Iker Casillas (Spain) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Diego (Brazil) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) Michael Essien (Ghana) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) Steven Gerrard (England) Thierry Henry (France) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) Andres Iniesta (Spain) Kaka (Brazil) Frank Lampard (England) Luis Fabiano (Brazil) Lionel Messi (Argentina) Carles Puyol (Spain) Franck Ribery (France) Wayne Rooney (England) John Terry (England) Fernando Torres (Spain) David Villa (Spain) Xavi (Spain)
Women
Nadine Angerer (Germany) Sonia Bompastor (France) Cristiane (Brazil) Inka Grings (Germany) Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) Simone Laudehr (Germany) Marta (Brazil) Birgit Prinz (Germany) Kelly Smith (England) Abby Wambach (US)
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