Best Player in Europe shortlist released

  • Post published:July 18, 2016

Uefa have announced their 10-man shortlist for the Best Player in Europe award, which is headlined by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Wigna’s Will Grigg amazingly made te top 25 for the award after becoming a cult hero during Norther Ireland’s Euro 2016 run, while the top 10 is dominated by the usual suspects.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the pack following a Champions League and Euro 2016 triumph, while the likes of Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, and Luis Suarez are likely to battle it out near the top of the voting.

Grigg, meanwhile, received the same number of votes as Paul Pogba, while he recorded more voters than the likes of Kevin Gamerio of Sevilla and Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City.

The 10-man shortlist:

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid,Wales)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid,France)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid,Germany)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona,Argentina)
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich,Germany)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, Germany)
Pepe (Real Madrid, Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal)
Luis Suárez (Barcelona, Uruguay)