World Player of the Year 2010: which Icon will triumph?

The nominations for the 2010 World Player of the Year came out this morning and icons.com stars feature prominently as usual.

The full list of 20 nominees is as follows, featuring five icons.com players.

Xabi Alonso (Spain), Real Madrid

Iker Casillas (Spain), Real Madrid

Cesc Fabregas (Spain) , Arsenal

Andres Iniesta (Spain), Barcelona

David Villa (Spain), Barcelona

Xavi (Spain), Barcelona

Carles Puyol (Spain), Barcelona

Daniel Alves (Brazil), Barcelona

Julio Cesar (Brazil) , Inter Milan

Maicon (Brazil) , Inter Milan

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Real Madrid

Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Chelsea

Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Inter Milan

Diego Forlan (Uruguay), Atletico Madrid

Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Sunderland

Philipp Lahm (Germany), Bayern Munich

Thomas Müller (Germany), Bayern Munich

Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Bayern Munich

Miroslav Klose (Germany), Bayern Munich

Mesut Ozil (Germany), Real Madrid

Lionel Messi (Argentina), Barcelona

Arjen Robben (Holland), Bayern Munich

Wesley Sneijder (Holland), Inter Milan