Top three nominees announced for 2014/15 UEFA Best Player in Europe Awards

041 - Trophy ceremony to be held in Monaco on 27 August

UEFA has announced the names of the three nominees shortlisted for the 2014/15 UEFA Best Women’s Player in Europe Award, an initiative by UEFA President Michel Platini in conjunction with the European Sports Media (ESM) group.

A jury composed of 18 journalists committed to supporting women’s football has selected the shortlist of three players. The same jury will then cast their votes live during the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 27 August, with an electronic system used to determine the outright winner.

The three players who received the most points overall from the second round of voting, in alphabetical order, are: Amandine Henry (FRA – Olympique Lyonnais), Dzsenifer Marozsán (GER – 1. FFC Frankfurt) and Celia Šašić (GER – 1. FFC Frankfurt, now retired).

The results for the players voted into positions four to ten can be accessed here: uefa.to/1hxNswP

UEFA has also announced the names of the three nominees who will compete for the title of 2014/15 UEFA Best Player in Europe. As in previous years, journalists from each of UEFA’s 54 member associations participated in the second round of voting. Similarly to the women’s award, the same jury will cast their votes for the outright winner during the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco.

The three players who received the most points overall from the second round of voting, in alphabetical order, are: Lionel Messi (ARG - FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR – Real Madrid CF) and Luis Suárez (URU - FC Barcelona).

The results for the players voted into positions four to ten can be accessed here: uefa.to/1L5pT8q