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Cc: lalasticlala, mynd44, I hope this poll is found worthy, I request the post is tagged on the front page, and renewed everyday on the front page since it's a continuous exercise.

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As the moderators of the Sport section, feel free to add anything to the poll rules. If there is also any descriptive picture that can be attached, kindly do so. Also, help facilitate the continuous movement of the post to the front page.

The poll calculation method will also be explained to you and modalities for the compilation will be decided as the moderators.

Thanks in advance.

PEEP! PEEP!! PEEP!!!

Nairalanders!!!

Let's get on a big poll.

WE DECIDE:::

Who are the TOP 50 FOOTBALLERS in 2016 And hence, automatically decide the best footballer in 2016.

The decision is up to nairalanders.

LET'S LAUNCH THIS YEARLY POLL:

NAIRALAND TOP 50 FOOTBALLERS OF THE YEAR

We'll be starting with 2016 Poll. Nairaland as part of the biggest forums in Nigeria can come up with thousands of votes and we'll like everyone football fan to make this very interesting, competitive and more importantly realistic.

We encourage very active participation from nairalanders.

Let's get it kicking, let's see how it'll work.

ELIGIBILITY

All nairalander that can comment on posts are eligible. Male and female likewise are equally eligible.

Guests however viewing this poll should sign up an account with nairaland and participate in the poll too.

PERIOD OF THE POLL

Players' performances from January 1, 2016 till December 19, 2016 should be used in voting.

RULES OF THE POLL

You can only vote ONCE. Voting more than once makes your vote invalid.

DO NOT QUOTE OTHERS' VOTE to make any comment whatsoever about it, DROP YOUR VOTE AND PASS.

Do not be influenced by others' votes, vote according to your own view of players' performance in 2016.

This is not a Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi affair, we're Ranking the top 50 footballers in the world.

Let your vote be clear, spell players' names correctly (Google can help you with any spelling you need)

Write players names in full, especially players with common names, e.g. Eder is a name in Italy as well as Portugal. (Google can also help you with full names)

Drop your voting when you're ready, complete your analysis before voting as YOU CANNOT EDIT YOUR VOTE AFTER 10PM on the day you voted.

PLAYERS ELIGIBLE TO BE VOTED FOR

Any player playing in any recognized league under the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), e.g. EPL, La Liga, NPFL, etc is eligible to be voted for.

VOTING PERIOD

Voting runs from December 5, 2016 to December 19, 2016.

Results will be announced on December 23, 2016.

HOW TO VOTE

Here comes the major aspect.
This is how votes will be dropped.

Each football fan voting selects his/her own Top 20 players ranking them from Rank 20-1.

Your Top 20 players is posted as a comment under this post in descending order i.e. from rank 20 to rank 1. You needn't put the rank numbers, simply type from the last to the first.

Example

Your rank 20 player is Ade, your rank 16 is Chike, your rank 11 is Sule, your rank 7 is John, your rank 2 is Segun and your best player for 2016 which will be your rank 1 is Emeka. Simply drop your comment like this:::

Ade
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Chike
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Sule
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John
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Segun
Emeka

After dropping your comment like above, you're through with your participation in the poll. You can however just check other people's votes but no comment must be made with regards to their votes, and new voters must not be influenced by the existing votes.

Remember, voting ends by 19th December, 2016 after which the result will be announced on December 23, 2016.

Note strongly that all votes casted here will be used cumulatively to determine the total points of every player.

Note however, that not all players represented in your list will make the final list as there willl be several players represented from diverse views of nairalanders. The TOP 50 players with the most point will make the final 50.

NOW, before the voting starts, let's take a review of World Football in 2016.

Lots of actions have occurred in the world of football in 2016.

Buffon, Pogba, Dybala and co with Juventus again won the Serie A again in the summer with Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain finishing top scorer having bagged 36 goals. The new Serie A however, finds Mauro Icardi and Edin Džeko on top of the scoring charts so far.

Pogba however is having quite a hard time adapting to England football.

Luis Suarez finished La Liga top scorer as Barcelona won the La Liga again.

The Uruguayan however failed to help Uruguay proceed out of the group stage of the Copa America though didn't enjoy sufficient play time.

Lionel Messi along with other Barcelona players also won a domestic double, claiming the Copa Del Rey along with the La Liga triumph.

Messi however once again failed to inspire Argentina to international trophy success as they once again fell to Chile at the Copa America final.

Neymar enjoyed success at Rio 2016 winning gold after leaving the Copa America to focus on Olympics football.

Chile once again triumphed over America again as they retained their title with Alexis Sanchez finishing as the most valuable player and Eduardo Vargas as top scorer.

Alexis Sanchez is also enjoying new life as a centre striker with Arsenal in the current season.

Ronaldo claimed the UEFA Champions League along with Real Madrid and also claiming the Euro 2016 with Portugal.

Antonie Griezmann however won the double at Euro 2016 winning both the Golden Ball and boot. He was also in fine form at the UEFA Champions League.

The English Premier League fairytale ended with Leicester City triumphing over other England giants, Harry Kane still finished top scorer though one goal ahead of Jamie Vardy and Sergio Aguero.

Leicester City and Jamie Vardy are saying a different story in the New season though as Leicester City are in shambles in the EPL and the last season wonder striker firing blank.

Chelsea seem to be getting their swagger back after a woeful last season as they currently sit top of the EPL table, Diego Costa has played a major role with his goals, Hazard also back in form in their current form.

Some new faces are also impressing in the EPL this season too.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic once again helped Paris Saint-Germain to another regular title last season. The experienced Swede however is having a new life at Manchester United now.

Robert Lewandowski again bagged 30+ goals for Bayern Munich to ensure they won the Bundesliga again, Bayern Munich this season however are telling another story as their authoritative position is being threatened by newcomers Leipzig, Lewandowski however is still scoring goals with back from injury Arjen Robben also contributing to Bayern's goals this season.

Some other footballers might have also impressed you in other leagues like the NPFL, Dutch League, Etc.

Several defenders like Marcelo, Pepe, Koscienly and etc have impressed immensely over the 2016 football.

Goalkeepers alike have impressed as well.

Now let the voting begin, football fans on nairaland over here too have several other players that have impressed them in 2016, list your Top 20 using the format stated above. Goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, wingers and strikers have all impressed.

Remember voting ends by December 19, 2016.

PEEP! PEEP!! PEEP!!! LET THE VOTING BEGIN.

Hello NLs,

There's this incident I've known for a long time but I'm yet to be able to know when exactly it happened.

The incident when Okocha dribbled defenders and waited long and still didn't score. Westerhof was the coach then.

Okocha eventually scored the goal, that was in Nigeria.

Note, this is not the incidence with Oliver Kahn, that was in the Bundesliga, I've even watched the video of that several times.

If you know the incident I'm talking about, kindly help me with The Team Nigeria Was Playing Against, The Year It Happened And The Type Of Match That Was Being Played [i.e. Friendly Or World Cup Or Something]

I trust NLs will remember the incident! I'm Waiting ooooo!

Thanks To Everyone IN ADVANCE!

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Vargas Equalised By Rebounding An Alexis's Saved Shot

alobright17:
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