Winner will be announced on August 27, during the draw of the Champions League group phase
UEFA announced on Wednesday (12), the list of nominees for the award for best player of Europe in season 2014-15. Among the 35 named by journalists, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez achieved more points and now await the announcement of August 27, date of the draw of the Champions League group stage.
Among the three nominees, only Suarez has not won the prize. Messi won the award in 2011, the year of the first edition of the appointment, and Ronaldo was elected last year. The other winners were Andrés Iniesta in 2012 and Franck Ribéry in 2013.
Brazil had only two listed in the previous polls: Neymar, who finished fifth, and Roberto Firmino, who finished 28th.
For the award, journalists from each of the 54 federations that are members of UEFA present a list of their five nominees. Thus, the first receive five points, the second four, and so on. The ten top rated players went to a second vote, which determined the three finalists.
Check out the other positions of the Top 10:
4 Gianluigi Buffon (Italy - Juventus) 24 points
5 Neymar (Brazil - Barcelona) 23 points
6 Eden Hazard (Belgium - Chelsea) 21 points
7 Andrea Pirlo (Italy - Juventus) 12 points
8 Arturo Vidal (Chile - Juventus, now Bayern Munich) 11 points
9 Carlos Tevez (Argentina - Juventus, now Boca Juniors) 8 points
10 Paul Pogba (France - Juventus) 5 points
In total, 35 players received votes in the initial election:
11 Arjen Robben (Netherlands - Bayern Munich)
12 Manuel Neuer (Germany - Bayern Munich)
13 Carlos Bacca (Colombia - Sevilla, now Milan)
14 Andrés Iniesta (Spain - Barcelona)
14 Álvaro Morata (Spain - Juventus)
14 Thomas Müller (Germany - Bayern Munich)
17 Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium - Wolfsburg)
Zlatan Ibrahimović 18 (Sweden - Paris Saint-Germain)
19 Gareth Bale (Wales - Real Madrid)
19 André-Pierre Gignac (France - Olympique Marseille, now Mexico Tigers)
21 Robert Lewandowski (Poland - Bayern Munich)
21 Ivan Rakitić (Croatia - Barcelona)
23 Jérôme Boateng (Germany - Bayern Munich)
23 Xavi Hernández (Spain - Barcelona now Al-Sadd of Qatar)
23 Jackson Martínez (Colombia - FC Porto, now Atletico Madrid)
23 Javier Mascherano (Argentina - Barcelona)
23 Alexis Sánchez (Chile - Arsenal)
28 Giorgio Chiellini (Italy - Juventus)
28 Roberto Firmino ( Brazil - Hoffenheim, now Liverpool)
28 Nemanja Matić (Serbia - Chelsea)
28 Arkadiusz Milik (Poland - Ajax)
28 Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina - Valencia)
28 Sergio Ramos (Spain - Real Madrid)
28 Marc-André ter Stegen (Germany - Barcelona )
28 Arda Turan (Turkey - Atletico Madrid, now Barcelona)
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