The remaining contenders for the 2008 FIFA World Player and FIFA Women's World Player awards, which will be handed out at the Zurich Opera House on 12 January 2009, were announced on Friday. In alphabetical order, the male nominees are Kaká (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Fernando Torres (Spain), and Xavi (Spain), while Nadine Angerer (Germany), Cristiane (Brazil), Marta (Brazil), Birgit Prinz (Germany) and Kelly Smith (England) will contest the women's award.
Among the exciting modifications which will be introduced at the 2008 FIFA World Player Gala is the participation of five men and five women footballers as opposed to the three players from each category as in previous years.
The above-mentioned nominees were confirmed after a poll in which the coaches and captains of men's and women's national teams from around the world cast their votes on the basis of a list of men's and women's candidates drawn up by FIFA.
In addition, the customary FIFA Presidential Award and the FIFA Fair Play Award will be presented.
For more information about the FIFA World Player Gala, including profiles of the nominees for this year's top awards and a list of previous winners, please visit www.FIFA.com
Israeli Ligat ha'Al’s runner's up Maccabi Netanya FC are set to face the might of German footballing giants Borussia Mönchengladbach. In a special international challenge match the Israeli team will host will host the Germans in Tel Aviv’s Herzliya Stadium on Saturday, the 14 December 2008.
Lothar Matthäus’ team is likely to be at full strength for a game that will attract a large crowd from across the country. It has also been suggested that the German international footballing legend Lothar Matthäus may take part as a player for Maccabi Netanya FC at some point during the game.
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