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Liverpool FC skipper Steven Gerrard has been nominated for the 2009 Ballon d'Or but Fernando Torres misses out.

The original list of 30 players has been trimmed down to 10 and that has seen Fernando Torres pushed out of the running along with the likes of Frank Lampard, Cesc Fabregas and Frank Ribery.

Wayne Rooney is the only other English player named in the final list. The winner is announced on Tuesday.

FINAL 10: Steven Gerrard, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andres Iniesta, Kaka, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Xavi.

Got Messi's name all over it this year. By far the greatest player on the planet these days. Xavi second, and Iniesta third.

if you're going by how they played last season i would say:

1.messi
2.ronaldo
3.gerrard
4.xavi
5.ibrahimovic

lol, i was just thinking that. no sign of alonso.....how strange.