Romanian Mutu Nominated For Best Foreign Footballer Award In Italy’s Serie A

Mutu competes for the award with Milan’s Kaka and Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale Milano), the paper noted. 

The nominees were made based on the votes cast by footballers in Serie A and the awards will be presented at a ceremony in Milan on January 28, 2008.

The list of the nominees is as follows:

Best Italian Footballer: Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Francesco Totti (AS Roma);

Best Goalkeeper: Sebastien Frey (AC Fiorentina), Julio Cesar (Internazionale Milano), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio Roma);

Best Young Player: Riccardo Montolivo (AC Fiorentina), Giampaolo Pazzini (AC Fiorentina), Giuseppe Rossi (FC Parma);

Best Defender: Marco Materazzi (Internazionale Milano), Philippe Mexes (AS Roma), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan);

Best coach: Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan), Cesare Prandelli (AC Fiorentina), Luciano Spalletti (AS Roma);

Best referee: Nicola Rizzoli, Roberto Rosetti, Massimiliano Saccani.

The winner of Best Player award will be selected from the nominees in the categories Best Italian Player and Best Foreign Player.