La Repubblica Ceca resiste solo un quarto, poi Gigli, Bargnani e Gallinari esaltano il pubblico sardo e scavano il +31 finale (88-57). Divanta ufficiale la rinuncia a Rocca per infortunio. 
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A list of 30 nominations was drawn up for the prize but despite Totti finishing as European Golden Boot Winner last season, he failed to make the cut. Er Pupone was not the only high-profile name to be mysteriously excluded, as two other world-class players in the form of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luca Toni were also missing. "It is absurd," cried Mazzone. "How do they draw up these listings?" “For all the great things Totti has done, he deserves the international recognition. If truth be told, him and Ibrahimovic should be the one’s fighting out for the first prize.” “Out of those that are on the list, maybe Messi deserves to win. He has all the quality to become a great player.” Reigning champion Fabio Cannavaro was nominated alongside Pirlo, Gattuso, Nesta and Buffon. The full list of nominees:Italy: Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta, Andrea Pirlo Argentina: Lionel Messi, Juan Roman Riquelme, Carlos Tevez Brazil: Juninho, Kaka, Ronadinho Cameroon: Samuel Eto’o Czech Republic: Petr Cech England: Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, John Terry France: Thierry Henry, Franck Ribery, Lilian Thuram, Patrick Vieira Germany: Miroslav Klose, Philipp Lahm Ghana: Michael Essien Holland: Ruud van Nistelrooy Ivory Coast: Didier Drogba Mexico: Rafael Marquez Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco
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Roma favourite Carlo Mazzone has labelled the decision to omit Francesco Totti from the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award as "absurd". Italy is the most represented in the list of 30.
