Five months before France Football announces the name of the best player of the previous season, surveys abound as to who the winner will be. One such survey carried out by the online edition of Spanish newspaper Marca has Iker Casillas leading the pack as the odds-on favorite against Messi, Torres, Arshavin, and Crisitiano Ronaldo.
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09 July 2008
Realmadrid.com
Five months before France Football announces the name of the best player of the previous season, surveys abound as to who the winner will be. One such survey carried out by the online edition of Spanish newspaper Marca has Iker Casillas leading the pack as the odds-on favorite against Messi, Torres, Arshavin, and Crisitiano Ronaldo.
Iker Casillas has had a great year. He won his four league with Real Madrid, received Zamora honors for the first time in his career, and captained Spain to their first Euro in 44 years. A brilliant run which can culminate with the Balon d'Or in November. According to an online survery carried out by Marca, the Madridista will win the award presented by France Football.
By 21:30 on Wednesday, roughly 7,900 participants had made their selections, 65% of whom picked Iker to win. Cristiano Ronaldo finsihed second (12%), followed by Fernando Torres (11%), Leo Messi (11%), andArshavin (1%).