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Lionel Messi, and Wayne Rooney Neymar, candidates for goal of the year Ferguson, Guardiola and Mourinho, a better coach Marta, Homare Sawa and Abby Wambach, the best player Bruno Bini, Norio Sasaki and Pia Sundhage, a coach of a women´s team

It`s official. Cristiano, Messi and Xavi are the three finalists to win the Golden Ball as best player of 2011. In addition, Ferguson, Mourinho and Guardiola are candidates for Coach of the Year Cup. The award will be presented on January 9 at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich and presented by Ruud Gullit.

France Football magazine announced this morning the names of three finalists in a ceremony at the Paris headquarters of the magazine and had as masters of ceremonies of former Barca player Emmanuel Petit and Gaetane Thiney international gala.

Barcelona, ​​with eight players, and Real Madrid, with five teams were more players contributed to the final roster of 23 candidates for the Ballon d´Or

Puskas Award for the best goal of the year

Moreover, in the same act were announced three nominees for the FIFA Puskas goal of the year: Messi as he scored against Arsenal in the Champions League, the Brazilian Flamengo Neymar and Wayne Rooney got, bicycle kick against Manchester City.

As for the women´s game, the three finalists are Brazil´s best player Marta, Homare Sawa of Japan and American Abby Wambach. And all three candidates to win the award for best coach of the year a women´s team are: Bruno Bini (France), Norio Sasaki (Japan) and Pia Sundhage (Sweden).

In addition to the prizes listed above, will be presented three other awards: the FIFA / FIFPro World XI, the Presidential Award and the FIFA Fair Play award from FIFA.

Analyzes options Portugal in World Cup.

Deco acknowledged that players like Cristiano "necessary", but denied that Portugal has dependence on the star of Real Madrid.

"We have won several games without Cristiano Ronaldo, and with him on the court too. Today there is no longer such a big story that depends on one player.'s Own Manchester United is going very well after the departure of Ronaldo, giochi flash, and Real Madrid has won games without him, like Portugal, "Deco said in an interview published by" FIFA.com. "

Deco, however, believes that "Clearly, every great player is needed, it is undisputed, but the Portuguese national team depends on him not, nor does it depend or depended on any of these sets."

"It is normal that all teams want to have the best players, and that they are necessary. Therefore he who is the best in the world, we need, of course. But I do not speak of dependence to be successful, "he added.

Portugal is not the favorite to win the World Cup

The current English midfielder Chelsea and Barcelona before, was with the Portugal team that played the semifinals of the World Cup "Germany 2006". But the Portuguese side is among the favorites for the title in "South Africa 2010."

"No, because the favorites are the teams with history. Portugal does not have at the World Cup has not won ever. So it can not be considered a favorite. But we do have a quality team with great players, which can reach a final and go far. But we can not say we're favorites, "he said.

To win the World Cup need luck

In his view, to gain an accurate global "luck": "Winning a World Cup is not easy. It is no coincidence that so far few people have achieved. There are great teams who have never won, because often the difference is a detail, giochi di mario,a bit of luck at any moment. It is difficult to explain. Winning a World Cup is not easy "2010 In South Africa, Deco will have the opportunity to address the selection of his native Brazil (and played in a friendly between two teams), because both combined are locked in Group G, along with Ivory Coast and North Korea.

"For me it is good to have been there and already know what it means to play against Brazil makes a difference. But the World Cup is another story. Anyway, can not think that has no negative connotation to the contrary. I am Brazilian, I was nationalized in a country where I lived for many years and gave me everything. Full stop "he says.

Go step by step

"Frankly, right now I think our biggest challenge is the first game," he adds, "If we beat the Ivory Coast, we will have many opportunities to pass. The team that loses will be very difficult to move to the next round. "

On a more distant future, Deco said: "I will return to live in Brazil for personal reasons: because I have my family there, and now I am 13 years ago in Europe."

"I have a house in Porto, and I feel a huge affection for Portugal and for that particular city, but I was born in Brazil, there are my family and the social project Deco Institute in Indaiatuba. I want to return, is what will happen when I finish my contract with the Chelsea, in 2011. If I'm in a good position to help a Brazilian team, also will return to play, "he said.

He admits that Messi has rightly grabbed all the individual awards season is marked · But the challenge of returning to being the best in the world at least twice in the next five years

Cristiano Ronaldo claimed in A Bola. In an interview with the newspaper Luso, the star of Real Madrid gives an overview of his first months in white: "When I arrived at Madrid, there was talk of the night and the girls, now talk of my goals."

The Luso supports that "maybe" not adapted "definitely" to pressure from Real Madrid, "but we get along. He always has. Of course I feel different from what happened in Manchester and in England."

"When I arrived at Madrid everyone judged me. It was said that I was this and it was and is wrote on the night and the clubs and girlfriends and I know more ... And finally now do what they talk about? Talk of the goals he scored and framework, talking about my games and the team

Christian also continues to set more ambitious challenges both individually and collectively: "I've won everything with Manchester United, and now I want to win everything at Real Madrid. No one can doubt that this is my true desire. It's I want and that we are just a dream or something very distant, but something I can achieve with my work and with the help of my colleagues in Madrid and in the selection, of course.

A rival crack Accolades Collectively, Cristiano challenge marks the return to be formally considered as the best player in the world. "Do not expect to win the FIFA World Player this year because Messi has won everything with Barcelona and individual has also been at a very high level. But I won the award for best goal, one of the best I've scored, and was at the best eleven of the Year.

CR9, along with Messi, the only player who has been followed in the three years of the awards podium FIFA. "I did not. If everything turns out well, that is, if I have injuries or other mishaps, I hope to be among the top three players in the world. And in that period, be recognized as the best at least twice .'s one of my goal

With the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 just around the corner, the bets start firing. bwin has already done its forecast and put Spain as one of the clear favorites to win the title for the first time in its history. The probabilities assigned to the European champions are 5.25, followed by Brazil (former world champion) with 5.50, Britain with 8.00 and Argentina with 9.00.

Italy, 2006 World Champion, is in sixth place at odds of 13.00, while Ivory Coast appears as the strongest African team in 2100 and likely part well, the top 10 favorite bet. If South Africa win, bwin shares would pay 101.00.