World Soccer

23/10/2012 12h16 - 12h29 Updated 23/10/2012
Magazine puts Neymar before CR7 and Messi in contention for best of the year
Santos fight with nine other names for best in the world
of 'World Soccer'.

Neymar will represent Brazil in the race for 30th edition of the award for best player of the year the magazine "World Soccer". In an election that will be decided by readers voting by internet, Santos will compete with nine other names, including Messi, Iniesta, Falcao García, Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo. Two other Brazilian can be awarded by the magazine: Tite, fighting for the best coach station, and Corinthians, the category teams.
- The young man continued to impress crowds in Brazil and is the central character of the national team, with 2014 on the horizon - the magazine describes, in announcing the candidates for the award.

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In addition to the six previously mentioned, are in dispute: Hazard, Chelsea, Pirlo, Juventus, Yaya Toure, Manchester City, and Xavi of Barcelona. The example of what happens in the fight for better post player, the other two categories also have ten participants each.
Results will be announced in the January issue of 2013 magazine, which will be published in mid-December. Winner of the award for best player in 2009 and 2011 (Xavi won in 2010), Messi tries tricampeonato made ​​only achieved by Ronaldo in 1996, 1997 and 2002.
Besides Argentina, four other players were elected on more than one occasion: Michel Platini (1984 and 1985), Ruud Gullit (1987 and 1989), Van Basten (1988 and 1992) and Ronaldinho (2004 and 2005).

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