If you are trying to put together an ideal starting XI from among all the professional players on Planet Football, then who better ask than the pros themselves?
And that is exactly what has happened in recent months, as more than 20,000 professional footballers from all over the globe have been voting to decide on the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2014 – this year’s ideal starting XI – which was unveiled at Monday’s FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala.
This was the team selected by their peers:
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Philipp Lahm, Sergio Ramos, David Luiz, Thiago Silva
Midfielders: Angel Di Maria, Toni Kroos, Andres Iniesta
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben
And that is exactly what has happened in recent months, as more than 20,000 professional footballers from all over the globe have been voting to decide on the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2014 – this year’s ideal starting XI – which was unveiled at Monday’s FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala.
This was the team selected by their peers:
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Philipp Lahm, Sergio Ramos, David Luiz, Thiago Silva
Midfielders: Angel Di Maria, Toni Kroos, Andres Iniesta
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben
This list includes three members of Germany's FIFA World Cup™ winning side at Brazil 2014, three team-mates who hoisted the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and all three FIFA Ballon d'Or nominees, including the eventual winner, Cristiano Ronaldo.
FIFA and the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) have been carrying out this selection process for the past six years, inviting footballers from all over the world to freely select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards. The chosen select XI is subsequently unveiled at the annual FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala, which this year was held at the Kongresshaus in Zurich.
FIFA and the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) have been carrying out this selection process for the past six years, inviting footballers from all over the world to freely select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards. The chosen select XI is subsequently unveiled at the annual FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala, which this year was held at the Kongresshaus in Zurich.
By: FIFA.com
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