After the sensational Double last season United players could well be in line for more honours following the announcement of nominees for the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year awards.
No fewer than six Reds – making United the best-represented club in the awards – appear in the shortlist of 20 candidates to be named as the best performers in their positions for the 2007/08 campaign.
Edwin van der Sar is up for the goalkeeper award while Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are in contention for the defender gong.
Paul Scholes’ name is in the hat for the midfielder honour and front men Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo will be vying for the forward of the year honour. All of the candidates will also be in with a chance of winning the overall club footballer of the year award.
Reflecting the Premier League’s dominance of the Champions League last season, all but three of the 20 candidates for the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year awards ply their trade in England.
Of the other Premier League-based candidates, five come from Chelsea (Peter Cech, John Terry, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard), three Liverpool (Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres) and two from Arsenal (Manuel Almunia and Cesc Fabregas).
Coaches of the 16 teams that reached the knockout phase of the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League were invited to cast their votes, and the award winners will be announced at the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage on Thursday 28 August – day before United take on UEFA Cup winners Zenit St Petersburg contest for the UEFA Super Cup at Monaco's Stade Louis II.
source: ManUtd.com
I gotta say, as much as I hated him during this pre-season, Cristiano Ronaldo should totally win this!
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