Eto`o is in the running for the Fifa World Player of the Year award
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto`o has been short-listed for Fifa`s World Player of the Year award.
Also on the three-man list are Brazilian Ronaldinho, Eto`o`s Barcelona team-mate and Frank Lampard of English champions Chelsea.
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Ronaldinho,who took the Fifa honour in 2004, was named European Footballer of the Year on Monday.
The Cameroon striker scored 24 goals for the Catalans last season, while England`s Lampard was a key player in Chelsea`s Premier League-winning side.
FIFA will announce the winner at a gala in Zurich on 19 December.