Cristiano Ronaldo

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Cristiano Ronaldo: UEFA Best Player in Europe 2010/11 nominee

The striker has made the three-man shortlist thanks to scoring 53 goals with Real Madrid and winning the Golden Boot award last season; the winner will be announced on 25 August

Cristiano Ronaldo is in the three-man nominee list for the UEFA Best Player in Europe 2010/11 award. A jury made up of 53 sports journalists will vote for the winner, who will be announced on 25 August in Monaco.

According to UEFA, "the award aims to recognise the best player, irrespective of his nationality, who has played for a football club within the territory of a UEFA member national association during the season to which the award relates. Players will be judged for their performance during the 2010/11 season in all competitions, both domestically and internationally, at either club or national team level."

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 53 goals with Real Madrid (40 in La Liga, 6 in the Champions League, 7 in the Copa del Rey), and three with the Portuguese national team. He won the Golden Boot award thanks to his tally in the Spanish league, with which he broke the record previously held by Zarra and Hugo Sanchez. Also, his goal in the Copa del Rey final gave the team the title.

As explained by UEFA, "each journalist will first provided a list of three best ranked players from one to three, the first one receiving five points, the second three points and the third one point. The three players receiving the most aggregate points in the first round of voting will be shortlisted for the final round of voting which takes place in Monaco. The journalists will then vote live, via an electronic voting system, during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, to determine the winner amongst the three nominees."

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