This proves one thing: UEFA do not like Man City.

by blueboy Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:57 pm

Look at this list and tell me that Sergio Aguero, probably, a player that would command a fee of £100m plus if sold, Golden Boot winner, doesn't make the top 35 players according to UEFA. Laughable.

The jury will then cast their votes for the outright winner during the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 28 August. Past editions have been won by Lionel Messi (2011), Andrés Iniesta (2012),Franck Ribéry (2013) and Ronaldo (2014).
The nominees, in alphabetical order, are:
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy – Juventus) - REALLY????????????
• Kept five successive clean sheets at the start of the 2014/15 season, Juventus's fourth consecutive Scudetto-winning campaign.
• Captained Juve to the UEFA Champions League final and, six days later, became the first man to make 50 UEFA European Championship appearances as Italy drew 1-1 with Croatia.

Eden Hazard (Belgium – Chelsea FC) BETTER THAN AGUERO??????????/
• Was Chelsea's second-top scorer behind Diego Costa with 14 goals as the Londoners won the English Premier League title for the first time since 2009/10.
• Voted the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year.

South American stars: Neymar and Messi
Lionel Messi (Argentina – FC Barcelona)
• Broke Telmo Zarra's record of 251 Liga goals with a hat-trick against Sevilla on 22 November; finished Barcelona's treble-winning term with 58 strikes in all competitions, including a double in the Blaugrana's Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Club.
• Ended the UEFA Champions League campaign as the ten-goal joint-top scorer along with Ronaldo and club-mate Neymar.
Neymar (Brazil – FC Barcelona)
• Rounded off the scoring in the Azulgrana's UEFA Champions League final triumph over Juventus in Berlin, one of ten European goals he registered last season.
• Was also on target in both legs of the quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain and the semi-final versus Bayern München.
Paul Pogba (France – Juventus)
• Netted a career-best eight league goals as Juventus topped the Serie A table by 17 points.
• Set up the Bianconeri's decisive equaliser in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg away to Real Madrid.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy – Juventus, now New York City FC) - SENTIMENT!!!
• Curled in a trademark free-kick against Olympiacos on his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance – his only European Cup goal for Juventus.
• Named the best player in Itay for the third year running, Pirlo helped the Turin giants to a Serie A and Coppa Italia double.

Watch Andrea Pirlo's showreel

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal – Real Madrid CF)
• The leading scorer in the Spanish Liga (48 goals) and the joint-top UEFA Champions League marksman. His output of 61 on all fronts for Madrid was a career-best from a season in which he leapfrogged Alfredo Di Stéfano into second place on the club's all-time list.
• Notched five in a match for the first time as the Whites defeated Granada 9-1 on 5 April. Finished the campaign with three successive hat-tricks – against Espanyol, Getafe and Armenia.
Luis Suárez (Uruguay – FC Barcelona)
• On target twice in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg against Manchester City, his first return to England since leaving Liverpool.
• Formed a devastating three-pronged strike force with Neymar and Messi which yielded 122 goals in all competitions.
Carlos Tévez (Argentina – Juventus, now CA Boca Juniors)
• His tally of 20 Serie A goals was his highest since the 2009/10 season.
• Was part of the Argentina squad that reached the final of the Copa América in Chile.
Arturo Vidal (Chile – Juventus)
• Struck the decisive goal against Sampdoria on 2 May that secured the Scudetto for Juventus.
• Was ever-present in Chile's Copa América success on home soil, scoring three goals.
In total, 35 players received votes in the initial poll (those not in the final shortlist are named below in order of how they finished):
11: Arjen Robben (NED – FC Bayern München) INJURED FOR LARGE PARTS OF THE SEASON!!
12: Manuel Neuer ( GER – FC Bayern München)
13: Carlos Bacca (COL – Sevilla FC, now AC Milan) WTF???
14= Andrés Iniesta (ESP – FC Barcelona)
14= Álvaro Morata (ESP – Juventus) REALLY????
14= Thomas Müller (GER – FC Bayern München) PISS MY SIDES!!!
17: Kevin De Bruyne (BEL – VfL Wolfsburg)
18: Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE – Paris Saint-Germain) Rolling Eyes

19= Gareth Bale (WAL – Real Madrid CF)
19= André-Pierre Gignac (FRA – Olympique de Marseille) Razz

21= Robert Lewandowski (POL – FC Bayern München)
21= Ivan Rakitić (CRO – FC Barcelona)
23= Jérôme Boateng (GER – FC Bayern München) Razz

23= Xavi Hernández (ESP – FC Barcelona, now al-Sadd SC)
23= Jackson Martínez (COL – FC Porto, now Club Atlético de Madrid) Razz

23= Javier Mascherano (ARG – FC Barcelona)
23= Alexis Sánchez (CHI – Arsenal FC)
28= Giorgio Chiellini (ITA – Juventus) Razz

28= Roberto Firmino (BRA – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, now Liverpool FC) Razz

28= Nemanja Matić (SRB – Chelsea FC) Razz

28= Arkadiusz Milik (POL – AFC Ajax) WHO??????????????
28= Nicolás Otamendi (ARG – Valencia FC) Razz

28= Sergio Ramos (ESP – Real Madrid CF) Razz

28= Marc-André ter Stegen (GER – FC Barcelona) Razz

28= Arda Turan (TUR – Club Atlético de Madrid, now FC Barcelona) Razz

by blueboy Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:04 pm

Really, what fuckwits compile this list?

So......out of the league winners, we have:

Barca
Juve
Chelsea
Ajax
Bayern

Out of these, we have Matic and Hazard from Chelsea. Both, I wouldn't argue with.

Barcelona - it's hard to disagree with their selections as treble winners.

Juventus: Pirlo? Morata? Chiellini?

Ath Madrid that won fuck all have: Turan?

Bayern: Robben? are they serious? Lewandowski? You sure?

Gignac of Marseille? Are they taking the piss?

Firmino? Hoffenburg - that huge club that won loads of trophies in Germany!!

Bacca of Sevilla.....that MUST be a piss take??

Platini and his wankers are pathetic.

by **Topdawg** Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:27 pm

If this is a UEFA thing, who gives a fuck about a guy scoring goals for Chile???

Firmino scored how many goals for Hoffenburg? I'll guess it's less than 15 since he is a 1 in 3 striker.

I believe Aguero scored 26 league goals in 33 games which included being a sub in the first two games and another game where he got injured in the 2nd minute. He probably only played a max of enough minutes for about 28-30 full PL games. He also scored 6 CL goals in 7 games including a hat trick against the mighty Bayern Munich.

BTW, wasn't Robben injured for a large chunk of last season? He only played 21 league games (scoring 17 goals) and 2 goals in 7 CL games.

Lewandowski managed 17 league goals in 31 games in a Bayern side that regularly demolished the opposition. He score 6 CL goals in 12 games.

by **Topdawg** Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:28 pm

Firmino scored 7 goals in 33 league games.

by blueboy Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:50 pm

You don't have to convince me Dawg. Wink

by blueboy Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:51 pm

WHO THE FUCK IS:

Arkadiusz Milik ?????

by skyblueoz Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:32 am

sounds like a beverage you would get at the local video arcade snack bar......

What about Joe Hart in that list if Buffon can make it surely Harts performance against Barca alone would merit selection.