UEFA Club Football Awards

UEFA announced this morning the names of the players in contention for the UEFA Club Football Awards, which will be presented before the draw for the Champions League group stage at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on August 27.

Barcelona dominate this year's awards, with half of the 12 contenders hailing from the treble-winning side.

The coaches of the 16 sides that reached the knock-out phase of last season's Champions League will now cast their votes for each position and will also nominate the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year.

UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year

Petr Cech (Chelsea)
Victor Valdes (Barcelona)
Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United)



UEFA Club Defender of the Year

Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)



UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)



UEFA Club Forward of the Year

Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona, now Inter)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, now Real Madrid)

WTF do Terry and Cech have to do to NOT get picked for these things

It gets funnier every year

Unlucky

VV
Pique
Xavi
Messi

COTR #6 wrote:WTF do Terry and Cech have to do to NOT get picked for these things

It gets funnier every year

Didn't we keep 5 clean sheets in the CL last season? That's probably why coater.

Valdes
Vidic
Xavi
Messi

Parks lives wrote:Valdes
Vidic
Xavi
Messi

My invite has just arrived, so I will be attending the Gala, the Draw and the Supercup itself.

And Lerd, this was where I met Soriano last year and he told me how important Villa and Silva were to his vision of Valencia. In other words I know what I'm talking about, so kindly do the world a huge favour.

Is this cup important to Barca supporters? What do you expect from this match?

To be honest then it is a nice to have but nothing more. If any players are a little tired or slightly injured then I dont want them playing in that game. For my the awarrds are more important..

EMP wrote:My invite has just arrived, so I will be attending the Gala, the Draw and the Supercup itself.

And Lerd, this was where I met Soriano last year and he told me how important Villa and Silva were to his vision of Valencia. In other words I know what I'm talking about, so kindly do the world a huge favour.

Is this cup important to Barca supporters? What do you expect from this match?

Im not going to get in the way of this fantasy you have of you being some big shot. But you seem to claim you've met everyone and i somewhat find it difficult to believe Some bloke at Valencia is going to give you the lowdown.
Villa and Silva are important to Valencia, groundbreaking stuff EMP. Fuck you buddy.

Hem fet un.. wrote:To be honest then it is a nice to have but nothing more. If any players are a little tired or slightly injured then I dont want them playing in that game. For my the awarrds are more important..

Fair enough. I'd like to see Eto'o get some honour, but it won't happen. Just can't see him beating Messi. If I get time while out there I'll try to let you all know how the individual managers voted. It is done by the coaches of top 16 in Champion's league, so expect some fun from the various agendas.

You can't vote for your own players, so gawd knows what Pep will do.

EMP wrote:

Hem fet un.. wrote:To be honest then it is a nice to have but nothing more. If any players are a little tired or slightly injured then I dont want them playing in that game. For my the awarrds are more important..

Fair enough. I'd like to see Eto'o get some honour, but it won't happen. Just can't see him beating Messi. If I get time while out there I'll try to let you all know how the individual managers voted. It is done by the coaches of top 16 in Champion's league, so expect some fun from the various agendas.

You can't vote for your own players, so gawd knows what Pep will do.

I know what midfield player he will vote for.

tbh, I would really like to win this title, since last time we were outplayed by Sevilla because we weren't sharp. We have to show that we are sharp for this season. I need to see the hunger again.

toon h wrote:

EMP wrote:

Hem fet un.. wrote:To be honest then it is a nice to have but nothing more. If any players are a little tired or slightly injured then I dont want them playing in that game. For my the awarrds are more important..

Fair enough. I'd like to see Eto'o get some honour, but it won't happen. Just can't see him beating Messi. If I get time while out there I'll try to let you all know how the individual managers voted. It is done by the coaches of top 16 in Champion's league, so expect some fun from the various agendas.

You can't vote for your own players, so gawd knows what Pep will do.

I know what midfield player he will vote for.

tbh, I would really like to win this title, since last time we were outplayed by Sevilla because we weren't sharp. We have to show that we are sharp for this season. I need to see the hunger again.

I can understand that. You appreciate Caterine Deneuve's acting.

L r dd wrote:

EMP wrote:My invite has just arrived, so I will be attending the Gala, the Draw and the Supercup itself.

And Lerd, this was where I met Soriano last year and he told me how important Villa and Silva were to his vision of Valencia. In other words I know what I'm talking about, so kindly do the world a huge favour.

Is this cup important to Barca supporters? What do you expect from this match?

Im not going to get in the way of this fantasy you have of you being some big shot. But you seem to claim you've met everyone and i somewhat find it difficult to believe Some bloke at Valencia is going to give you the lowdown.
Villa and Silva are important to Valencia, groundbreaking stuff EMP. Fuck you buddy.

Don't need your approval turd. I never claimed to be a big shot, but it is a fact that I have spoken to Soriano whether you like it or not. Don't need a pathetic arsehole like you to believe it because I know it for a fact. I have also spoken to Marcos Senna, Charles Gyamfi, Abedi Pele, Yaya Toure and many others and could prove it if I could be arsed to, but Lerd you are simply not worth it. Even spoken to TS hero Heurelho Gomes and could prove it easily. Go back to your patetic little life and leave me to mine. I don't want or need your approval.

Other people whose opinions matter more than you - the population of the world - or at least some of them including people on this board know that I am not inventing what I say. They and I know for a fact that I have spoken to Soriano, because I have a recording of it and many others too, so like I said

EMP wrote:My invite has just arrived, so I will be attending the Gala, the Draw and the Supercup itself.

And Lerd, this was where I met Soriano last year and he told me how important Villa and Silva were to his vision of Valencia. In other words I know what I'm talking about, so kindly do the world a huge favour.

Is this cup important to Barca supporters? What do you expect from this match?

For me it is...losing so badly to Sevilla last time was disappointing, so hopefully the players make up for it. Shakhtar should be beatable, even if not all our players are fit.

I really want this team to go on and win the World Club Cup, then they will have the amazing achievement of holding all 6 possible trophies at once.

EMP wrote:

toon h wrote:

EMP wrote:

Hem fet un.. wrote:To be honest then it is a nice to have but nothing more. If any players are a little tired or slightly injured then I dont want them playing in that game. For my the awarrds are more important..

Fair enough. I'd like to see Eto'o get some honour, but it won't happen. Just can't see him beating Messi. If I get time while out there I'll try to let you all know how the individual managers voted. It is done by the coaches of top 16 in Champion's league, so expect some fun from the various agendas.

You can't vote for your own players, so gawd knows what Pep will do.

I know what midfield player he will vote for.

tbh, I would really like to win this title, since last time we were outplayed by Sevilla because we weren't sharp. We have to show that we are sharp for this season. I need to see the hunger again.

I can understand that. You appreciate Caterine Deneuve's acting.

excuse my blissful ignorance. What does this refer to?

toon h wrote:

EMP wrote:

toon h wrote:

EMP wrote:

Hem fet un.. wrote:To be honest then it is a nice to have but nothing more. If any players are a little tired or slightly injured then I dont want them playing in that game. For my the awarrds are more important..

Fair enough. I'd like to see Eto'o get some honour, but it won't happen. Just can't see him beating Messi. If I get time while out there I'll try to let you all know how the individual managers voted. It is done by the coaches of top 16 in Champion's league, so expect some fun from the various agendas.

You can't vote for your own players, so gawd knows what Pep will do.

I know what midfield player he will vote for.

tbh, I would really like to win this title, since last time we were outplayed by Sevilla because we weren't sharp. We have to show that we are sharp for this season. I need to see the hunger again.

I can understand that. You appreciate Caterine Deneuve's acting.

excuse my blissful ignorance. What does this refer to?

She was in a film called The Hunger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger

I'm flying out to Nice early in the morning and then going on to Monaco for the Gala awards and Champion's League Draw tomorrow evening.

Europa League Draw and Supercup is day after. Will try to keep you informed if I get time while there and post stuff like I did last year, but it will depend on convenience. No offence but I prefer lounging around on the riviera to this forum unless I can manage both at the same time.

Will be in France for a week and taking in the weekend's big match Marseilles v Bordeaux. Should be a good one.

So Giardiola can only choose Gerrard and CRonaldo?

Some of the results are already leaked. Messi will win best forward and best player overall, while Xavi will win best midfielder. Apparently it was very close between him and Messi for best player.

Then again, this is according to SPORT and MD so they could be wrong

kas wrote:Some of the results are already leaked. Messi will win best forward and best player overall, while Xavi will win best midfielder. Apparently it was very close between him and Messi for best player.

Then again, this is according to SPORT and MD so they could be wrong

It is isn't surprising the results leak. Onlt the winners have to be at the Gala. People at the Barcelona hotel saw Xavi and Messi leaving, which meant that Valdes and Pique missed out.

Results:

Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar
Defender: John Terry
Midfielder: Xavi Hernandez
Forward: Lionel Messi
EFotY: Lionel Messi

UEFA European Club Football Awards 2009 (Explanation)

They vote for their top 3 players, giving 3, 2 and 1 point. They can't vote for their own players, but they are not limited to the top three vote-getters. It is not done by voting on those nominated. For example, Pep didn't have to vote for rivals and his Player of The Year vote is an interesting one as you will see later. The voting panel is the coaches from the top 16 of Champion's League from last year.

Voting Panel:

Rafael Benítez (Liverpool)
Paulo Bento (Sporting Clube de Portugal)
Henk ten Cate (Panathinaikos)
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (FC Porto)
Josep Guardiola (FC Barcelona)
Guus Hiddink (Chelsea)
Jürgen Klinsmann (Bayern München)
José Mourinho (FC Internazionale di Milano)
Manuel Pellegrini (Villarreal CF)
Claude Puel (Olympique Lyonnais)
Luciano Spalletti (AS Roma)
Juande Ramos (Real Madrid CF)
Claudio Ranieri (Juventus)
Abel Resino (Atlético de Madrid)
Arsène Wenger (Arsenal)

Their votes are the same. You don't get more the better you do in the competition. Perhaps you should. Players do not have any say in the voting, so hating players who do better than you think they should is stupid. Messiah, blame the coaches not Kaká.

I'm going to give you all the breakdown of voting, starting with the top threes and points scored for goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards and the European Footballer of the Year.

Pep Guardiola did not have to vote for the main rivals of his players and largely didn't.

You will see that both Messi and Xavi Hernández had large margins of victory, although Xavi had more competition from his own team-mate.

You wil also notice that Andrés Iniesta, Nemanja Vidić and Xabi Alonso received European Fotballer of the Year votes without even winning their category. In Alonso's case he wasn't even in top 3. Check out who voted for these candidates. Guardiola has some excuse for his choices as he couldn't vote for his players.

UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year Points
Edwin van der Sar Manchester United 22
Victor Valdés Barcelona 18
Petr Čech Chelsea 16

UEFA Club Defender of the Year Points
John Terry Chelsea 20
Nemanja Vidić Manchester United 13
Gerard Piqué Barcelona 13

UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year Points
Xavi Hernández Barcelona 35
Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 25
Steven Gerrard Liverpool 14

UEFA Forward of the Year Points
Lionel Messi Barcelona 41
Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 19
Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 8

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year Nominations
Lionel Messi Barcelona 8
Xavi Hernández Barcelona 4
Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 2
Nemanja Vidić Manchester United 1
Xabi Alonso Liverpool 1



And now I'm going to give you a full breakdown of how all sixteen coaches/managers voted on each position and on the European Footballer of the Year.

Goalkeeper
Manager/Coach Player 3pts Player 2pts Player 1pt
Ferguson Čech Casillas Valdés
Resino Čech Valdés Casillas
Wenger van der Sar Reina Čech
Puel Almunia Reina Julio César
Ranieri Julio César Valdés Reina
Hiddink van der Sar Valdés Reina
Ferreira Julio César Casillas Buffon
Guardiola Reina Casillas van der Sar
Klinsmann van der Sar Čech Valdés
Mourinho Valdés van der Sar Čech
Ramos van der Sar Buffon Čech
Spalletti Buffon van der Sar Almunia
Pellegrini Reina van der Sar Almunia
Bento Valdés Čech van der Sar
Benítez Čech Almunia van der Sar
ten Cate van der Sar Valdés Julio César

Player Club Points
Edwin van der Sar Manchester United 22
Victor Valdés Barcelona 18
Petr Čech Chelsea 16
Pepe Reina Liverpool 12
Julio César Internazionale 8
Manuel Almunia Arsenal 7
Iker Casillas Real Madrid 7
Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 6

Defender
Manager/Coach Player 3pts Player 2pts Player 1pt
Ferguson Piqué Alex Carragher
Resino Piqué Terry Ferdinand
Wenger Vidić Alves Puyol
Puel Bosingwa Piqué Terry
Ranieri Piqué Terry Vidić
Hiddink Piqué Vidić Juan
Ferreira Ferdinand Maicon Terry
Guardiola Chygrynskyy Carragher Srna
Klinsmann Terry Puyol Touré
Mourinho Evra Touré Piqué
Ramos Vidić Terry Puyol
Spalletti Terry Ferdinand Ramos
Pellegrini Juan Vidić Alex
Bento Alves Terry Evra
Benítez Puyol Terry Touré
ten Cate Puyol Terry Evra

Player Club Points
Terry Chelsea 20
Vidić Manchester United 13
Piqué Barcelona 13
Puyol Barcelona 10
Ferdinand Manchester United 6
Alves Barcelona 5
Evra Manchester United 5
Juan AS Roma 4
Touré Arsenal 4
Carragher Liverpool 3
Chygrynskyy Shakhtar Donestsk 3
Alex Chelsea 3
Bosingwa Chelsea 3
Maicon Internazionale 2
Ramos Real Madrid 1
Srna Shakhtar Donetsk 1

Midfielder
Manager/Coach Player 3pts Player 2pts Player 1pt
Ferguson Xavi Hernández Iniesta Lampard
Resino Xavi Hernández Iniesta Xabi Alonso
Wenger Gerrard Xavi Hernández Iniesta
Puel Iniesta Xavi Hernández Gerrard
Ranieri Xavi Hernández Lampard Gerrard
Hiddink Iniesta Xavi Hernández Gerrard
Ferreira Gerrard Kaká Xabi Alonso
Guardiola Xabi Alonso Gerrard Carrick
Klinsmann Xavi Hernández Gerrard Fàbregas
Mourinho Iniesta Xavi Hernández Essien
Ramos Xavi Hernández Iniesta Gerrard
Spalletti Iniesta Lampard Fletcher
Pellegrini Xavi Hernández Mascherano Lucho González
Bento Xavi Hernández Iniesta Lampard
Benítez Xavi Hernández Iniesta Lampard
ten Cate Xavi Hernández Iniesta Lampard

Player Club Points
Xavi Hernández Barcelona 35
Iniesta Barcelona 25
Gerrard Liverpool 14
Lampard Chelsea 8
Xabi Alonso Liverpool 5
Kaká AC Milan 2
Mascherano Liverpool 2
Lucho González Porto 1
Essien Chelsea 1
Fàbregas Arsenal 1
Fletcher Manchester United 1
Carrick Manchester United 1


Most glaring omission is not a single vote for Toure Yaya. What does he have to do to get appreciated?

Forward
Manager/Coach Player 3pts Player 2pts Player 1pt
Ferguson Messi Ibrahimović Eto'o
Resino Messi Torres Drogba Wenger Eto'o Messi Drogba
Puel Torres Messi Ronaldo
Ranieri Messi Ronaldo Drogba
Hiddink Messi Kuyt Torres
Ferreira Messi Ronaldo Rooney
Guardiola Rooney Ribèry Benzema
Klinsmann Messi Drogba Henry
Mourinho Ronaldo Messi Eto'o
Ramos Messi Ronaldo Drogba
Spalletti Messi Ronaldo Rooney
Pellegrini Messi Ronaldo Torres
Bento Messi Ronaldo Eto'o
Benítez Ronaldo Messi Eto'o
ten Cate Messi Ibrahimović Eto'o

Player Club Points
Messi Barcelona 41
Ronaldo Manchester United 19
Eto'o Barcelona 8
Torres Liverpool 7
Drogba Chelsea 6
Rooney Manchester United 5
Ibrahimović Internazionale 4
Ribèry Bayern München 2
Kuyt Liverpool 2
Henry Barcelona 1
Benzema Olympique Lyonnais 1

European Footballer of the Year
Manager/Coach Player
Ferguson Xavi Hernández
Resino Messi
Wenger Vidić
Puel Iniesta
Ranieri Messi
Hiddink Messi
Ferreira Messi
Guardiola Xabi Alonso
Klinsmann Messi
Mourinho Iniesta
Ramos Messi
Spalletti Messi
Pellegrini Xavi Hernández
Bento Messi
Benítez Xavi Hernández
ten Cate Xavi Hernández

Okay that's it; make of it what you will.

Cheers....

I think Wengers votes really illustrates what his Arsenal is always lacking.. Kind of makes you think why he doesnt de anything about it.

Also Pep voting for Chygrynskyy... I guess he was serious about him lol!