It seems that Barcelona’s 2009 golden age continues as the Catalan club has six of its players nominated for Golden Ball. Unfortunately there are no Italian players in the list. It is kind of weird. Serie A is losing its pace in the Championship leagues and the Italian clubs are performing poorly. Liverpool’s Fernando Torres, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo are the favorites for the trophy.
We have to wait and see who the winner is on December 2009. Until then, we have so many matches to worry about and to bet on!

The nominees are:
Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Diego (Juventus)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg)
Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)
Thierry Henry (Barcelona)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Julio Cesar (Inter Milan)
Kaka (Real Madrid)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Maicon (Inter Milan)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Luis Fabiano (Seville)
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
David Villa (Valencia)
Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona)
Yaya Toure (Barcelona)