Fifa names 23-man world player nominee list

Fifa has released a list of 23 players nominated for it's World footballer of the year award. The list which includes six players from the Barcelona team that won the Champions league also includes five players from Chelsea. Suprisingly, all the players in the list play professionaly in Europe with no player from the South American leagues. The list includes: Carles Puyol, Lionel Messi, Thiery Henry, Iniesta, Xavi, David Villa, Samuel Etoo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Michael Essien, Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba, Buffon, Casillas, Diego, Frank Ribery, Steve Gerrad, Kaka, Luis Fabiano, C. Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Fernando Torres. This year's award i guess, is most likely to go to Lionel Messi. But my fingers are crossed