with Cristiano Ronaldo facing a battle against
Barcelona trio Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis
Suarez as well as Manchester United captain
Wayne Rooney for a place in attack.
FIFPro, the worldwide players' union, has
announced a 55-man shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro
World XI, with nearly 25,000 players from around
the world voting in this year's ballot for their
preferred players in a 4-3-3 formation.
Madrid lead the way with 12 representatives on
the shortlist, closely followed by Bundesliga
champions Bayern (11) and Treble winners
Barcelona (10), who thrashed Los Blancos 4-0 in
last Saturday's Clasico at the Bernabeu.
Announcing the 55 finalists chosen by 25,000
players for the @FIFPro @FIFAcom #WorldXI
2015: https://t.co/IxPUTSYtAP pic.twitter.com/
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- FIFPro (@FIFPro) November 26, 2015
Rafa Benitez's "BBC" attack of Gareth Bale, Karim
Benzema and Ronaldo are competing for the
three striking positions with Barca's record-
breaking triumvirate of Messi, Neymar and
Suarez, though Bayern have four attackers on the
shortlist in the shape of Robert Lewandowski,
Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa.
Last season's Champions League finalists
Juventus have three current players nominated in
Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Paul Pogba,
with former stars Artro Vidal (Bayern), Carlos
Tevez (Boca Juniors) and Andrea Pirlo (New York
City FC) also up for their respective positions.
There are 10 representatives from the Premier
League, with Manchester City leading the way
with four nominations. Champions Chelsea are
represented by John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and
Eden Hazard.
Man United skipper Rooney and David De Gea --
who almost joined Madrid this summer -- also
make the cut, while Alexis Sanchez is the single
Arsenal player to make the grade.
French champions Paris Saint-Germain have four
nominations along with Man City, with Zlatan
Ibrahimovic, David Luiz, Marco Verratti and
captain Thiago Silva on the list.
The FIFPro World XI will be announced on Jan. 11,
2016 at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich.
FIFPro represents more than 65,000 male and
female footballers across the globe. The
organisation asks players to vote for the best
goalkeeper, four best defenders, three best
midfielders and three best attackers from all
players worldwide.
There is only a distinction between the lines of
formation, not the positions themselves, and
there is no pre-approved shortlist of players to
vote from.
However, players chosen must have made at least
15 official appearances during the calendar year
to be eligible for the World XI.
All ballots that have been returned will be
counted in December, with FIFPro staff then
building the new World XI.
Full FIFPro World XI shortlist:
Goalkeepers (5): Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus),
Iker Casillas (Spain/Porto), David De Gea (Spain/
Manchester United), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real
Madrid) and Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern).
Defenders (20): David Alaba (Austria/Bayern),
Jordi Alba (Spain/Barca), Jerome Boateng
(Germany/Bayern), Daniel Carvajal (Spain/Real),
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy/Juve), Dani Alves (Brazil/
Barca), David Luiz (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain),
Diego Godin (Uruguay/Atletico Madrid), Mats
Hummels (Germany/Borussia Dortmund),
Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia/Chelsea), Vincent
Kompany (Belgium/Manchester City), Philipp
Lahm (Germany/Bayern), Marcelo (Brazil/Real),
Javier Mascherano (Argentina/Barca), Pepe
(Portugal/Real), Gerard Piqué (Spain/Barca),
Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real), John Terry (England/
Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Brazil/PSG) and Raphael
Varane (France/Real).
Midfielders (15): Thiago Alcantara (Spain/Bayern),
Xabi Alonso (Spain/Bayern), Sergio Busquets
(Spain/Barca), Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea),
Andres Iniesta (Spain/Barca), Toni Kroos
(Germany/Real), Luka Modric (Croatia/Real),
Andrea Pirlo (Italy/New York City FC), Paul Pogba
(France/Juve), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/Barca), James
Rodriguez (Colombia/Real), David Silva (Spain/Man
City), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast/Man City), Marco
Verratti (Italy/PSG) and Arturo Vidal (Chile/Bayern)
.
Strikers (15): Sergio Aguero (Argentina/Man City),
Gareth Bale (Wales/Real), Karim Benzema (France/
Real), Douglas Costa (Brazil/Bayern), Cristiano
Ronaldo (Portugal/Real), Zlatan Ibrahimovic
(Sweden/PSG), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/
Bayern), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barca), Thomas
Muller (Germany/Bayern), Neymar (Brazil/Barca),
Arjen Robben (Netherlands/Bayern), Wayne
Rooney (England/Manchester United), Alexis
Sanchez (Chile/Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Uruguay/
Barca) and Carlos Tevez (Argentina/Boca Juniors).
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