After the tremendous victory the Iraqi Soccer Team achieved in beating Saudi Arabia team and winning the Asian Cup in Soccer, the Iraqi team's captain Younis Mahmoud was nominated for the best-known footballer in the world.
Please take a look and cast a vote for the Lion of Mesopotamia to be the best-known footballer in the world.
Each year, the best footballer in the world (FIFA Player) is elected by national trainers and national team captains. Users of the IFFHS website can now for the second time elect the most popular footballer in the world who need not be the best one. The IFFHS has drawn up the following list of 55 currently active players from 31 countries in all six football continents from which you can cast your vote for the best-known footballer in the world. The result of the users poll will be announced in January 2008, the intermediate results on November 15th and on December 15th, 2007. Votes may be sent until January 3rd 2008.
