Reach the end of the year. And it is time for the various media worldwide estates or give football a series of surveys to the most outstanding player in 2007.

Two Mexicans are part of the list of nominees for two awards: one is the prize that gives the Bundesliga (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) and the other Italian newspaper Tuttosport. Our nominees are Barça Rafael Marquez and Giovani Dos Santos, to whom they have a very good track record into account not only their club, but also in the selection of Mexico.

MÁRQUEZ FUTBOLISTA OPTED TO MORE PEOPLE OF YEAR

In the case of "Kaiser Michoacan, which days ago also came into the relationship of the best of the FIFA World Player 2007, now chooses to award the most popular footballer of the year will be selected by a vote open to the fans in the web www.iffhs.de.

Last year Marquez came third in the final list after reaching 15,935 votes, equal with German Michael Ballack, being the second Japanese Shunsuke Nakamura with 27,633 votes and finished first English Steven Gerrard with 47,464 votes. Now the Barcelona struggle with 54 players over 6 continents, after the list compiled by the champions, which also highlights the presence of Cuauhtemoc Blanco, now at the Chicago Fire.

Just as Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Raul (Real Madrid), as well as Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Samuel Etoo and Ronaldinho Gaucho (Barcelona), or the Brazilian Rogelio CENI (Sao Paulo) Robinho (Real Madrid), Kaka (Milan) and Ronaldo. Among the more exotic, it is worth noting, at iraquíe Younis Mahmoud (Al-Ittihad Doha-Garrafa), the Egyptian Mohamed Aboutreika (Al-Ahly Cairo), the Saudi Yasser Al-Qahtan (Ryadh Al-Hilal FC), the Tunisian Mohamed Amine Chermiti (Etoile Sportive Sahel), repeats the Japanese Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic Glasgow), also is the Korean Ji-Sung Park (Manchester United), uzbekistano Maksim Shatskikh (Dynamo Kiev), or the veteran Australian striker Mark Viduka (Newcastle United) . According to the Bundesliga this initiative, which began last year, it rewards both the quality of the player, but who has the reputation among fans.

GIOVANI CANDIDATE TO GOLDEN BOY AND CHANGE OF AGENT

For his part, the local Giovani Dos Santos is among the 40 candidates for the Golden Boy, a trophy awarded as if the Golden Ball, but in U-21 category, that is only for players who have that age or less of it . What awarded every year since 2002, the prestigious Italian newspaper Tuttosport. Among the young players nominated, it should be pointed out and as more ahead to achieve the award, the Argentine Leo Messi (Barcelona) (which it won in 2005) and "Kun" Agüero (Athletic), the Spaniard Cesc Fabregues (Arsenal ) or Italian Giuseppe Rossi, Companion "Guille" Franco at Villarreal. Also on the list are the Madrid Marcelo Royston and Drenthe. Giovani it will be difficult for the best, but expected to be at least among the ten best in the world.

On the other hand, Gio from November 1 to formally change agent because the contract expires that day that he had signed with the Mexican Enrique Nieto and the company Promofut. His new representative football is the Israeli Pini Zahavi, who is based in London is a close friend of Roman Abramobvic, owner of Chelsea.

The first job for Zahavi will negotiate with the FC Barcelona striker of the new contract anticipated, as reported yesterday El Mundo Deportivo. Barça, which seeks to tie Giovani until 2012, and has an offer of renewal transfer agent and the player himself, who are studying to give an answer soon. Chelsea and Manchester United have tempted the player formed nation in football in Monterrey, but it is clear that the son of Zizinho wants to continue in the institution Barcelona. Who, indeed, can no longer be assigned this League any team in the Spanish First Division having played five matches with Barça, but if he can go to a second or another European League.