The Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane has been included in France Football's list of 50 European club players for its 2000 Footballer of the Year poll.
World and European champions France provide the biggest national contingent, with 11 players on the list. Six Italians and six Argentineans have also been selected.
The club with most nominations is Manchester United, with six.
Nominations: Sonny Anderson (Brazil, Olympique Lyon), Nicolas Anelka (France, Paris St Germain), Jocelyn Angloma (France, Valencia), Fabien Barthez (France, Manchester United), Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina, AS Roma), David Beckham (England, Manchester United), Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands, Arsenal), Laurent Blanc (France, Inter Milan), Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine, AC Milan), Claudio Lopez (Argentina, Lazio), Hernan Crespo (Argentina, Parma), Edgar Davids (Netherlands, Juventus), Marcel Desailly (France, Chelsea), Didier Deschamps (France, Valencia), Luis Figo (Portugal, Real Madrid), Marcelo Gallardo (Argentina, Monaco), Geremi (Cameroon, Real Madrid), Ryan Giggs (Wales, Manchester United), Hakan Sukur (Turkey, Inter Milan), Thierry Henry (France, Arsenal), Filippo Inzaghi (Italy, Juevntus), Jardel (Brazil, Galatasaray), Oliver Kahn (Germany, Bayern Munich), Roy Keane (Ireland, Manchester United), Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands, Barcelona), Paolo Maldini (Italy, AC Milan), Patrick Mboma (Cameroon, Parma), Gaizka Mendieta (Spain, Valencia), Savo Milosevic (Yugoslavia, Parma), Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic, Lazio), Alessandro Nesta (Italy, Lazio), Nuno Gomes (Portugal, Benfica), Raul (Spain, Real Madrid), Alvaro Recoba (Uruguay, Inter Milan), Fernando Redondo (Argentina, AC Milan), Rivaldo (Brazil, Barcelona), Roberto Carlos (Brazil, Real Madrid), Rui Costa (Portugal, Fiorentina), Paul Scholes (England, Manchester United), Marco Simone (Italy, Monaco), Jaap Stam (Netherlands, Manchester United), Francesco Toldo (Italy, Fiorentina), Francesco Totti (Italy, AS Roma), David Trezeguet (France, Juventus), Juan Veron (Argentina, Lazio), Patrick Vieira (France, Arsenal), Sylvain Wiltord (France, Arsenal), Zlatko Zahovic (Slovenia, Olympiakos), Boudewijn Zenden (Netherlands, Barcelona), Zinedine Zidane (France, Juventus).
A Brazilian congressional commission investigating the country's crisis-hit national sport has summoned five players who it says were caught in Europe with counterfeit passports.
Brazil international goalkeeper Dida, who is now with AC Milan, was among those called for an interview with the politicians.
The commission, in Brazil's lower house, also voted to investigate the bank accounts of 27 regional football federations as part of its probe into the problems facing the nation.
Congress has set up two commission of inquiry, one in the lower house and one in the Senate, amid a public outcry over the way Brazil's "national passion" is administered.
The last 12 months have seen domestic chaos, poor results at international level and a series of scandals, including one alleged to have involved former national team coach Wanderley Luxemburgo, who was sacked in September.
Luxemburgo is accused of having taken commissions on the sale of players when he was a club coach, an allegation he hotly denies.
The lower house commission said it wanted Edu, Jorginho, Warley, Dede and Dida to explain how they came to be holding Portuguese passports when they were in Europe.
