Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo hightlight a list of 32 candidates for this season's Best Player in Europe award.
Each voter submitted five names to create the 32-man slate, which will be reduced to a three players next month. The winner will be decided when the same voting panel is polled in Monaco on Aug. 30 when the Champions League groups are drawn.
Messi, who stars for Barcelona, won the inaugural award last year.
The 32-player long list is as follows (in alphabetical order):
Sergio Agüero (ARG) - Manchester City FC
Xabi Alonso (ESP) - Real Madrid CF
Mario Balotelli (ITA) - Manchester City FC
Jakub Błaszczykowski (POL) - Borussia Dortmund
Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) - Juventus
Iker Casillas (ESP) - Real Madrid CF
Petr Čech (CZE) - Chelsea FC
Fábio Coentrão (POR) - Real Madrid CF
Leslie Davies (WAL) - Bangor City FC
Didier Drogba (CIV) - Chelsea FC (now at Shanghai Shenhua FC)
Cesc Fàbregas (ESP) - FC Barcelona
Falcao (COL) - Club Atlético de Madrid
Joe Hart (ENG) - Manchester City FC
Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE) - AC Milan
Andrés Iniesta (ESP) - FC Barcelona
Shinji Kagawa (JPN) - Borussia Dortmund (now at Manchester United FC)
Vincent Kompany (BEL) - Manchester City FC
Frank Lampard (ENG) - Chelsea FC
Lionel Messi (ARG) - FC Barcelona
Luka Modrić (CRO) - Tottenham Hotspur FC
Mesut Özil (GER) - Real Madrid CF
Pepe (POR) - Real Madrid CF
Andrea Pirlo (ITA) - Juventus
Sergio Ramos (ESP) - Real Madrid CF
Raúl González (ESP) - FC Schalke 04 (now at al-Sadd Sports Club)
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) - Real Madrid CF
Wayne Rooney (ENG) - Manchester United FC
David Silva (ESP) - Manchester City FC
Fernando Torres (ESP) - Chelsea FC
Yaya Touré (CIV) - Manchester City FC
Robin van Persie (NED) - Arsenal FC
Xavi Hernández (ESP) - FC Barcelona
