Rooney on short list for FIFA World Player of the Year

This is the complete list:

Michael Ballack (Chelsea, Germany, right),

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy),

Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Spain),

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal),

Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina),

Carles Puyol (Barcelona, Spain),

Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich, France),

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England),

John Terry (Chelsea, England),

Fernando Torres (Liverpool, Spain),

David Villa (Valencia, Spain)

Xavi (Barcelona, Spain).

Diego (Juventus, Brazil),

Didier Drogba (Chelsea, Ivory Coast),

Michael Essien (Chelsea, Ghana),

Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan, Cameroon),

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England),

Thierry Henry (Barcelona, France),

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, Sweden),

Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain),

Kaka (Real Madrid, Brazil),

Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England),

Luis Fabiano (Sevilla, Brazil),