Suarez, Ronaldo, Messi Nominated For UEFA Player Of The Year European football governing body, UEFA, has announced the shortlist for the Best Player in Europe during 2013/14 football season. According to list posted on UEFA’s website some moments ago, the likes of Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are all nominated in the ten-strong list from the top European leagues. However, Franck Ribery, last year’s winner, has not made the cut this time around. * Ribery Ribery’s four club teammates - Philipp Lahm, Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer, all represented Bayern Munich on the list. Also, new Chelsea signing Diego Costa makes an appearance, after the Spain striker showcased a sterling performance throughout the La Liga season of last year. Ronaldo and Messi are obvious mentions, while the latter’s Argentina teammate Angel Di Maria makes the list on the back of plenty of strong performances for Champions League winners Real Madrid. * Messi According to football analysts, the surprise player on the list is Colombia’s James Rodríguez, with the 22-year-old lighting up the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, scoring a number of superb goals and leading his team to the quarter finals of the tournament. New Barcelona striker Luis Suarez completes the list, with the 27-year-old having a sensational 2013/14 season with Premier League side Liverpool. * Cristiano Ronaldo kissing his world footballer of the year award Below is the shortlist and let us let us know your pick for the award in the comments box: • Diego Costa (Spain, Club Atlético de Madrid – now at Chelsea FC) • Ángel Di María (Argentina, Real Madrid CF) • James Rodríguez (Colombia, AS Monaco FC) • Philipp Lahm (Germany, FC Bayern München) • Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona) • Thomas Müller (Germany, FC Bayern München) • Manuel Neuer (Germany, FC Bayern München) • Arjen Robben (Netherlands, FC Bayern München) • Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid CF) • Luis Suárez (Uruguay, Liverpool FC – now at FC Barcelona)

Barcelona legend can't see why club signed Suarez from Liverpool Johan Cruyff believes the Uruguayan won't fit in at Camp Nou following a £75 million deal. The Barcelona legend was writing in his regular De Telegraaf column, offering his congratulations to Germany. In the Dutchman's opinion, the Germans play football the right way, though it is a style that is becoming distant from Barca, the previous exponents of tiki-taka. And the £75 million capture of Luis Suarez from Liverpool has only furthered that divide, according to Cruyff. The 67-year-old sees Suarez, 40 years his junior, as a 'complicated character' that thrives on 'individualism.' He believes, moreover, that Lionel Messi and Neymar thrive on that very same characteristic - making him question the decision to sign the Uruguayan from the Reds. "I am happy that Germany won the World Cup. They are playing the kind of football that Barcelona are distancing themselves from," Cruyff wrote. "That feeling has only gotten stronger with the signing of Luis Suarez. He is a great player, but has a complicated character." "I don't know how they plan to play free-flowing attacking football with Messi, Neymar and Suarez in one team. They are all players who rely on their individual actions." "Barcelona choose for individualism rather than a team playing good football. The style of play they developed under Frank Rijkaard and Pep Guardiola is being abandoned."