Ronaldo is in the running to win the award for a second successive year
England stars John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney have all been shortlisted for the Fifa World Player of the Year award.
The quartet are among 23 players in the running to win the prize, with the winner revealed on 21 December.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi is the strong favourite ahead of last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo, now at Real Madrid.
There are also 10 nominees for the Fifa Women's World Player, including England striker Kelly Smith.
Six Spaniards have been shortlisted for the men's award and six from Champions League winners Barcelona, including midfield duo Xavi and Andres Iniesta as well as Messi.
Liverpool's Fernando Torres is in the running, as are Chelsea trio Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien.
The prizes are voted for by the captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams and at the beginning of December Fifa will announce the names of the five men and five women who have received the most votes.
The winners will then be revealed at the 19th Fifa World Player Gala at the Zurich Kongresshaus on Monday 21 December.
Nominees for 2009 Fifa World Player of the Year award:
Michael Ballack (Germany), Chelsea Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Juventus Iker Casillas (Spain), Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Real Madrid Diego (Brazil), Juventus Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Chelsea Michael Essien (Ghana), Chelsea Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Inter Milan Steven Gerrard (England), Liverpool Thierry Henry (France), Barcelona Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Barcelona Andres Iniesta (Spain), Barcelona Kaka (Brazil), Real Madrid Frank Lampard (England), Chelsea Luis Fabiano (Brazil), Sevilla Lionel Messi (Argentina), Barcelona Carles Puyol (Spain), Barcelona Franck Ribery (France), Bayern Munich Wayne Rooney (England), Manchester United John Terry (England), Chelsea Fernando Torres (Spain), Liverpool David Villa (Spain), Valencia Xavi (Spain), Barcelona
Nominees for 2009 Fifa Women's World Player of the Year:
Nadine Angerer (Germany) Sonia Bompastor (France) Cristiane (Brazil) Inka Grings (Germany) Mana Iwabuchi (Japan) Simone Laudehr (Germany) Marta (Brazil) Birgit Prinz (Germany) Kelly Smith (England) Abby Wambach (USA)
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