Ronaldo among Golden Foot nominees

Real Madrid star
Cristiano Ronaldo has
been announced as
one of 10 nominees
for the 2013 Golden
Foot award.
The Portugal
international would be the first player from
his country to win the prize, which was first
given out in 2003, and aims to reward the
best player in the world over the age of 28.
Team-mate Iker Casillas and Barcelona's
Andres Iniesta have also been nominated.
Past winners of the award, which takes into
account the whole of a footballer's career
as well as current form, include Roberto
Carlos, Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti, and last
year's winner, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Players can only win the prize once, which
has been presented at a ceremony in
Monaco every year since its inception.
The 2013 trophy will be given out by Prince
Albert II of Monaco in September, with the
winner leaving a cast of their footprints in
Monte Carlo's 'Champions Promenade.'
Nominees are chosen by a panel of
representatives of Golden Foot's media
partners, with a public vote then taking
place online.
Alongside Ronaldo, Casillas and Iniesta are:
Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi Makhachkala), Andrea
Pirlo (Juventus), Didier Drogba
(Galatasaray), Frank Lampard (Chelsea),
Miroslav Klose (Lazio), David Trezeguet
(River Plate) and David Beckham (Paris
Saint-Germain prior to retirement)