Fifpro defender of the year short list

Just in case anyone had any illusions that these lists were a true representation of footballing ability as opposed to a popularity contest, we can now firmly put that to bed.
Ferdinand, evra and Luis make the 20 man short list
Also in there is Gareth "I've not played in defence for the last 5 years" bale
The only thing missing is the shoehorning of xavi, iniesta and messi as "defenders".
Cole, ivanovich and terry are in there but then that's probably down to the champions league win