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After lifting a sixth European title last season, and enthralling fans with swashbuckling football, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side has provided seven players on the 55-man FIFPro World XI shortlist.
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Allison Becker and Trent Alexander-Arnold were all selected for consideration from votes compiled from about 65,000 professional footballers worldwide.
Every year since 2005, one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards have been honored in the World XI, organized by FIFPro – the International Federation of Professional Footballers. This year, England-based players are back on top.
The seven Reds join eight players from Manchester City, three from Tottenham Hotspur and two each from Manchester United and Chelsea as the Premier League edges out the Spanish Liga 21-20 as the best represented league on the list. This is the first time since 2009 that the English league has contributed the most players.
Tottenham Hotspur, defeated 2-0 by Liverpool in last season’s Champions League final, is represented by Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen – the first Dane on the list – and Son Heung-Min, who is the first player from Asia to make the 55.
Virgil van Dijk kisses the UEFA Champions League trophy last season.
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Spain’s pain
Spain’s nine-year reign as the highest contributor to the list may have ended, with 20 players included, but Real Madrid and Barcelona continue to dominate when it comes to individual clubs.
Barca has nine players shortlisted with representatives in all positions. If you include two of its recent recruits in Frenkie de Jong and Antoine Griezmann, who joined from Ajax Amsterdam and Atletico Madrid respectively, the Spanish giant could field a complete team.
Real has fallen short of its fierce rivals with eight players on the list. Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric have all been recognised, as has Eden Hazard, who joined from Chelsea over the summer for a reported fee of $113 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus FC celebrates after scoring a goal for Juventus. He has been included in every FIFPro World 11 shortlist since its inception in 2005.
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Juventus goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo’s name is once again included, making him the only player voted on all 15 World 11 shortlists. The Italian champion has four other players – all defenders – including Giorgio Chiellini, who recently sustained an ACL injury which could rule him out of action for six months.
Brazil is the most represented nation with 10 players. France is next best with seven while Spain has three.
Megan Rapinoe of the USA celebrates scoring the first goal of the Women's World Cup final this year. She is one of 14 players from Team USA on the FIFPro World 11 shortlist
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The women’s World 11 shortlist has been assembled on three previous occasions, the last of which came in 2017. Eighteen players have appeared in every edition including England and Manchester City captain Steph Houghton.
More than 23,000 professional footballers around the world have voted for awards, with the final team announced Monday 23 September at the Best Football Awards in Milan.
2018 Men’s World 11: David De Gea, Dani Alves, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, N’Golo Kante, Eden Hazard, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
2017 Women’s World 11: Hedvig Lindahl, Lucy Bronze, Nilla Fischer, Irene Paredes, Wendie Renard, Camille Abily, Dzsenifer Marozsan, Marta, Pernille Harder, Lieke Martens and Alex Morgan.
