Mods, Let me have your support, and permit me to do this...

2013 has been a tough season and a beautiful one for football...Highlights being Nigeria winning Nations cup, Barca Thrashing by Bayern 7:0 aggregate, unlikely Dortmund beating Real Madrid to reach the UEFA Champions final, Chelsea becoming the First team to Win the Champions League and Europa League back to back...It has also been a year of a lot of World cup qualifiers, Injuries for top players, and Incredible rise to form of some players...

Looking at the Fifa Shortlist

The following 23 men are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013:

Gareth Bale (Wales), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Radamel Falcao (Colombia), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Müller (Germany), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Franck Ribéry (France), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Luis Suárez (Uruguay), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Robin Van Persie (Netherlands), Xavi (Spain).

I have Narrowed it down personally to 5 based on hot picks for Nairalanders to vote.

Here they are (in no particular order):

Franck Ribéry (France)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Rules of Voting:

Do not vote a player because you are a fan of his...Vote based on performance in 2013 (current year).
Do not insult other Nairalanders vote.
You can only vote once, and for one player alone.


Votes will be counted and result Displayed in a New Thread on December 1st 2013
GOODLUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Will FIFA get to see the votes? Abi na front page be the end product? ?




Anywayz, I vote for CR7

^^ at the above post, u never might tell who is spying on the thread...

CR7

cr7

Lamborghini Messi.

MESSI

keep the votes coming in guys

CR7

We are down to the Last three here at Nairaland 2013 World best footballer of the Year

-Lionel Messi
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Frank Ribbery.

If you have not voted, do so now..
If you are confused on who to vote, watch these 3 videos and cast your vote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q4y1ypgttwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uFO-3geagLU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=72Rzcoro2Lw

Admin you can help embed these 3 videos so that nairalanders can watch it straight from here.
They are Ronaldo, Ribbery, and Messi contributions in 2013...

voting has been extended to 31 December 2013.. Keep the voting coming on.

RONALDO

MESSI

C. Ronaldo

great one guys. keep it coming

1.Cristiano Ronaldo
2.Frank Ribery
3.Lionel Messi

Ribery all the way to win a treble no be beans at all.crynaldo sorry penaldo will win it next season.

Ronaldo

kolamilan: Ribery all the way to win a treble no be beans at all.crynaldo sorry penaldo will win it next season.

If Sneidjer sees this your post, he'll shed tears.

CR7