UEFA has announced a list of the 32 players who are in contention for its award for the best player of Europe.
La Liga champion Real Madrid is the most represented club on the list, with seven players, followed by Premier League holder Manchester City, who boast six players.
Champions League winners Chelsea and Catalan giants Barcelona boast four players each, while Radamel Falcao is the sole player from Europa League champions Atletico Madrid to make the cut.
The players were chosen by a a jury of journalists from each of UEFA's 53 member associations. The governing body for European football will reveal on August 14 the names of the three players who were given the most points by the writers, who will then proceed to the live vote to choose the overall winner in Monaco.
Barca's Lionel Messi was the winner of the first edition of the award, beating teammate Xavi and Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to the honor.
Below is the list of players nominated for the award:
Iker Casillas
Joe Hart
Vincent Kompany Wayne Rooney
Fernando Torres
Wayne Rooney
Xavi
Robin van Persie
Jakub Blaszczykowski
Cristiano Ronaldo
Sergio Ramos
Raul
David Silva
Gianluigi Buffon
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Frank Lampard
Lionel Messi
Radamel Falcao
Pepe
Mario Balotell
Luka Modric
Andres Iniesta
Sergio Aguer
Mesut Ozil
Petr Cech
Shinji Kagawa
Cesc Fabregas
Fabio Coentrao
Xabi Alonso
Didier Drogba
Andrea Pirlo
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