Ronaldo, Robben up for UEFA award

Paris - German World Cup-winning goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer, Netherlands winger Arjen Robben
and Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano
Ronaldo are the three contenders to win UEFA's
Best Player in Europe Award for 2013/14.
The winner, to be announced on August 28 in
Monaco, where the draw for the group stage of
the Champions League is taking place, will
succeed last year's victor Franck Ribery.
A jury made up of journalists from the 54
member associations of UEFA will decide the
winner.
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Neuer and Robben were both part of the Bayern
Munich side that won the domestic league and
cup double in Germany last season, while the
former was the outstanding goalkeeper at the
World Cup and Robben impressed as the Dutch
finished third.
Ronaldo did not shine at the World Cup but he
did star as Real Madrid won the Champions
League and Copa del Rey.