Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney have also been included.
There are also individual awards for goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward of the year.
The list of nominees, from which the overall winner will be selected, is:
Goalkeeper of the year: Manuel Almunia (Arsenal), Petr Cech
(Chelsea), Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke 04), Jose Reina (Liverpool), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United).
Defender of the year: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand
(Manchester United), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United).
Midfielder of the year: Michael Essien (Chelsea), Cesc Fabregas
(Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Paul Scholes (Manchester United).
Forward of the year: Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Lionel Messi
(Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Fernando Torres (Liverpool).
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