FIFA names candidates for Young Player of Tournament

[eastlondonseagull]

Fans have voted on FIFAworldcup.com to nominate Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Luis Valencia (ECU) and Lionel Messi (ARG).

FIFA's Technical Study Group has selected an additional trio of Lukas Podolski (GER), Tranquilo Barnetta (SUI) and Cesc Fabregas (ESP).


Who's gonna win?

 

[sunshine]

valencia

 

[Man of Harveys]

Theo Walcott

 

[Captain Pugwash]

Fabregas for me

 

[Simon Morgan]

I would choose Podolski, personally.

 

[sunshine]

fabregas is a gr8 young player

 

[Gwylan]

Podolski

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Valencia had a very good tournament and was inspirational in Ecuador's historical run, however I think Podolski will win.

 

[Seagull Stew]

It's got to be Ronaldo surely?

 

[e77]

Putting aside the fact he is a cheat, did Ronaldo have that greata tournemant?

 

[Captain Pugwash]

Putting aside the fact he is a cheat, did Ronaldo have that greata tournemant?

no he had more rolls on the floor then touches of the ball

 

[Napper]

ronaldo been most dangerous Portugese player











a couple of times he nearly took one of the pigeons out with his double back twisting pike

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Podolski for me, for his three goals. But Ronaldo may swing it, cos FIFA loves cheats.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Supporters hijack Ronaldo vote


A concerted email campaign by England fans could rob Ronaldo of the World Cup's best young player award.
The Portuguese winger, pilloried for his part in the sending off of Wayne Rooney, was leading the Fifa website vote by a huge margin.

But an email urging fans to vote for Ecuador's Luis Valencia instead led to an incredible 24-hour turnaround.

Ronaldo went from 210,290 to 241,775 votes, but Valencia soared from 195,377 to 331,087. Fifa has the final say.

AWARD NOMINEES
Tranquilo Barnetta
Cesc Fabregas
Lionel Messi
Lukas Podolski
Cristiano Ronaldo
Luis Valencia
As well as Ronaldo and Valencia, the other player nominated by fans is Argentina's Lionel Messi.

The other three candidates, chosen by Fifa's technical study group, are Germany's Lukas Podolski, Switzerland's Tranquilo Barnetta and Spain's Cesc Fabregas.

The original email sent to fans read: "There is a very real danger that Cristiano Ronaldo will be voted the fans' best young player at the World Cup despite his pouting, diving, pretty boy antics - designed mainly to get himself a lucrative transfer to Real Madrid.

"He is currently first in the Fifa voting, ahead of Luis Valencia of Ecuador. Do the decent thing by voting for Valencia.



"It doesn't matter who you support or if you haven't seen them play, just stop Ronaldo. Send this on to any caring conscientious true football lover."

The winner of the award will be announced on Friday, when a shortlist of six players - three chosen by the public and three by Fifa - will be whittled down to one by a 14-man panel.

If they go with the popular vote it will cap a miserable few days for Ronaldo, who left the field in tears after Portugal's defeat by France in the World Cup semi-final.

He was roundly booed every time he touched the ball, with a sizeable contingent of England fans in the crowd leading the way.

 

[John Dorian]

Podolski for me....even though he aint german, but in fact polish.

 

[Frutos]

Podolski for me

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Podolski again - lively, wholehearted player and, crucially, not Ronaldo.

 

[Woodchip]

Podolski.

 

[Father Jack]

Podolski