Republica columnist on FIFA Ballon d Or jury REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Republica sports columnist Biplav Gautam has been selected for the jury of FIFA Ballon d´Or Award, the award for best football players across the globe. Gautam has been selected under the quota of specialist journalists. The jury for the annual award, scheduled to take place on January 13 in Zurich, Switzerland, comprises specialist journalists, national team coaches and captains. All three groups account for 33 percent of the final votes. The award is jointly organized by FIFA, the world football governing body, and the French Football magazine. French Football magazine informed me that they have selected me for voting from Nepal. They might have selected me after reading my column in Republica, said the 35-year-old Gautam. It is an honor for me to cast vote in order to select the best players globally, said Gautam, who has been a regular fortnight columnist for Republica´s Friday edition, The Week, for nearly a year. Gautam has also served as the development director at the Asian Football Confederation. He is also the vice-president of A division football club Machhindra FC. Along with Gautam, national skipper Sagar Thapa and coach Jack Stefanowski will also be eligible to cast their votes. Altogether 23 players, including Franck Ribery of France, Lionel Messi of Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Neymar of Brazil, have been nominated for the award. Published on 2013-11-02 22:27:47 Main Page Email # Print # [Facebook] [Slashdot] [Digg] [Reddit] [del.icio.us] [Technorati] [Google] [StumbleUpon] PLEASE DESIST FROM ATTACKING THE WRITER PERSONALLY AND BE RESPECTFUL TO OTHER READERS. Please give your full name while posting your comments. This is not to stifle the free flow of comments but your full name will enable us to print the comments in our newspaper. Republica Columnist On FIFA Ballon D Or Jury Comment on this news # Name Email Comments Word Verification* 204 Related News More on Sports MMC lifts Safal Pokhara Cup for seasons 3rd title MMC lifts Safal Pokhara Cup trophy Cricketers disappointed ahead of WC qualifiers MMC eyes seasons 3rd title against Three Star today Qatar Airways Open Golf on Nov 8-9 Shiva Ram Shrestha wins Surya Nepal Challenge Lalit Krishna Shrestha bereaved Police lifts Ncell womens football trophy Three Star fixes final date with MMC Khadka takes lead after third round Ghising wins puissance gold Police beats Army to book final ticket Sunar sent to judicial custody APF romps into final with biggest win Football: Chelsea, United progress in League Cup About us | Contact us | Advertise with us | Career | Terms of use | Privacy policy Copyright © Nepal Republic Media Pvt. Ltd. 2008-10.
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