RONNY AND ROONEY UP FOR AWARD

Last updated : 13 October 2006 By Ed
Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo have been selected onto the 30-man shortlist for FIFA's World Player of the Year award.

Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are the only three English players to make the list, while the Premiership has 12 representatives for the prize which will be awarded in Zurich on December 18.