We have re-done, the champions are still swelling their roster of successes and this time saw six of them yesterday as their names joined the list of nominees to the FIFA World Player: Casillas, Cesc, Iniesta, Torres, Villa and Xavi are part from the list of the 23 selected to receive the coveted prize.

With this award, FIFA recognizes the best footballers of the year in a vote by coaches and captains of national teams.

Besides them, the league BBVA brings more candidates: Messi and Eto'o (FC Barcelona), Aguero (Atletico Madrid) and Rud Van Nistelrooy.

For clubs, Chelsea is the largest number of players is in the privileged list with five names: Terry, Ballack, Deco, Lampard and Drogba. Barca brings four and Real Madrid two.

The Premier League is a national competition with more players nominated, a total of 10, as well as the two Spaniards (Torres and Cesc) and Chelsea also added Steven Gerrard, Cristiano Ronaldo and Adebayor. Behind them lies the Spanish league with eight players and thirdly the Italian league with five players: Buffon, Kaká and Ibrahimovic. The list of 23 the complete Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich) and Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St. Petersburg).

In early December will be made public the names of the three players voted and the awards (for best players) will be known on January 12 2009 at the gala to be held at the Zurich Opera.

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Yesterday the magazine France Football made public the list of 30 candidates for the Ballon d'Or 2008 and it includes seven players Spaniards, members of the Spanish and hence European Champions. The players are: Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernandez, Fernando Torres, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Ramos, Marcos Senna and David Villa.

Spain is the country that brings more players to the list of which will be elected to the most outstanding soccer player in Europe and worldwide (since 2007 can select any player in the world, but the difference between the level of football in between levels with other football Countries that do almost always rests with players from European clubs).

For clubs, is that it brings is more Real Madrid, with five candidates, and in response to the league, the Premier League and BBVA MATCH players: once each.

The absence of players in the prize list of players such as the Tierry Henry, Ronaldinho or Favio Cannavaro.

The thirty players who will choose the Golden Ball 2008 are as follows (in alphabetical order)

Adebayor (Arsenal)

Aguero (Atletico Madrid)

Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg)

Ballack (Chelsea)

Benzema (Lyon)

Buffon (Juventus)

Casillas (Real Madrid)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

Drogba (Chelsea)

Etoo (FC Barcelona)

Fabregas (Arsenal)

Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

Gerrard (Liverpool)

Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan)

Kaká (AC Milan)

Lampard (Chelsea)

Messi (FC Barcelona)

Pepe (Real Madrid)

Ribéry (Bayern Munich)

Rooney (Manchester United)

Senna (Villareal))

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Toni (Bayern Munich)

Van Der Saar (Manchester United)

Van der Vaart (Real Madrid)

Van Nisterrooy (Real Madrid)

Vidic (Manchester United)

Villa (Valencia)

Xavi Hernandez (FC Barcelona)

Zhirkov (Zénith St. Petersburg)

The next day on December 2 the votes of the French Football correspondents around the world will be made public and then we'll know who the new king of world football. The bets are open.

More information: France Football

When we have not yet had time to digest the final of Euro 2008 and the victory of Spain, the organization of UEFA has already been working on with the organization of Euro 2012 which will be held in Poland and Ukraine.

In the coming days the President of UEFA, Michael Platini, will head the delegation which will visit these two countries to meet with both presidents and doing "research" in order to take stock of the current status of which will be hosted in four years.

After the arrival in Spain, the euphoria unleashed in Columbus and the absolute happiness, arrived on time of day was calm yesterday and institutional visits to the Spanish national team. Both King and the Prime Minister and congratulated the players in Vienna after winning the final, but it was mandatory to receive them as fair and deserved.

First was the turn for the Casa Real, who expected to players at 10:30 at the Palacio de la Zarzuela, but the bus arrived a little late, something normal after two days of celebrations and a night of partying with relatives and acquaintances. Kings, Princes of Asturias and the Infanta Elena received a selection between greetings, jokes and conversations. While a visit that was to last 15 minutes was lengthened to 45. The story of the day brought the King to tell Aragones: "Don Luis, we do not have a blanket for blankets."

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We expected something similar but what happened yesterday in Columbus has no name, any owner to say it falls short. Only those who were there can know. Thousands of people were waiting to players of the Spanish team, in the square was not even a soul, nor in the nearby streets, or in Spanish, almost every point of the trail was covered by people who jaleaban some players who are already heroes nationals.

Each and every one of them were euphoric, jumping, singing, drinking, delivered to your liking, even Luis Aragones was excited as it was approaching the tumult, and began to jump up and sing to the sound of his colleagues in the coaching staff and players . The man was unmoved excited, even some tears seemed to tarnish his eyes for a few moments. Your kids want you, you love the fans and has also learned to love, so it was hoped the war cry that yesterday entonó around Columbus: "Stay Luis, Luis stay!", Something that seems virtually impossible.

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The Spanish national team is already flying to Spain due to the continental championship trophy waiting for you where thousands of fans eager to see the national heroes and celebrate their triumph. After a long night of parties and celebrations all the players and coaching staff will arrive in Spain for around 19:45 pm.