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The Premier League has announced a shortlist of 15 former players in the running to join its prestigious Hall of Fame this year, with Jermain Defoe and Michael Carrick receiving nominations for the first time.
A total of 16 English top-flight icons have been inducted into the Premier League's Hall of Fame since its inception in 2021, including the likes of Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and David Beckham.
And earlier this week Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, who won 16 league titles between them at Manchester United and Arsenal respectively, also became the first managers to enter the esteemed club.
Now the Premier League has revealed its nominees for 2023, which features two newcomers in Defoe and Carrick.
The latter enjoyed great success in his 12-year stint with United, clinching five titles while making over 300 appearances, having previously plied his trade at West Ham and Tottenham.
Jermain Defoe (L) and Michael Carrick (R) are newcomers in the Premier League Hall of Fame shortlist for 2023
A total of 16 former players have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception in 2021, with Thierry Henry (L) and Alan Shearer (R) the first to enter
Sir Alex Ferguson (L) and Arsene Wenger (R) became the first managerial inductees this week
Carrick also claimed a host of other trophies, including the Champions League, though only Premier League achievements are taking into consideration in the Hall of Fame reckoning.
As for Defoe, while he never got his hands on a league winner's medal, the ex-England striker is ninth in the all-time goalscoring charts after finding the back of the net 162 times across 496 appearances for West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth, Sunderland and Bournemouth.
Several ex-players have been nominated for a third time this year, having missed out on a place in the Hall of Fame on two previous occasions; with Tony Adams, Sol Campbell, Andy Cole, Ashley Cole, Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, John Terry and Nemanja Vidic all hoping for third time lucky in 2023.
Petr Cech, Gary Neville and Yaya Toure are also in the running again having made it onto the shortlist for the first time in 2022.
Nevertheless, six legends have also been cut from this year's shortlist after previous inclusions.
Matt Le Tissier, whose conspiracy-peddling views have caused widespread controversy over the past year, has failed to make the cut, while there is also no room for
