Harry Kane only England player named on Fifpro World XI shortlist
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Updated 20/09/2017 at 17:49 GMT+1
Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the sole English representative on the 55-man Fifpro World XI shortlist.
Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides third goal during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium on September 13, 2017 in London, United Kingdom
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The 24-year-old is joined by 12 colleagues from the Premier League, with the list again dominated by the usual crowd from Real Madrid (12 nominees) and Barcelona (eight nominees).
Manchester United have six representatives as Romelu Lukaku, David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Nemanja Matic get a nod, although the latter was nominated for his role in Chelsea’s title triumph last season.
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, N’Golo Kante and David Luiz, Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil and Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho complete the Premier League contingent. Surprisingly, that means no representation for Manchester City’s stellar squad.
Cristiano Ronaldo – widely tipped to claim the individual award at the ceremony in London – is joined by rival Lionel Messi, with the duo rarely missing out in compilation XIs over the past decade.
La Liga crushes its European rivals with 23 nominations, with the Bundesliga a distant third on seven. Ligue 1 has six – including PSG’s squabbling duo Neymar and Edinson Cavani, plus hotshot Kylian Mbappe – while Serie A earns just three. Besiktas defender Pepe, a recent arrival from Real Madrid, and former Bayern Munich defender Philippe Lahm, now retired, complete the shortlist.
About 25,000 professional footballers took part in the poll, which this year covers performances by players from August to June, aligned with the majority of club competitions. Previous editions covered player performances in a calendar year.
The final XI will be revealed at the Best FIFA Football Awards on October 23.
Fifpro World XI 2016
Full Fifpro World XI shortlist
Goalkeepers
- Gianluigi Buffon - Italy, Juventus
- David de Gea - Spain, Manchester United
- Keylor Navas - Costa Rica, Real Madrid
- Manuel Neuer - Germany, Bayern Munich
- Jan Oblak - Slovenia, Atlético Madrid
Defenders
- David Alaba - Austria, Bayern Munich
- Jordi Alba - Spain, Barcelona
- Dani Alves - Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
- Jerome Boateng - Germany, Bayern Munich
- Leonardo Bonucci - Italy, Juventus/AC Milan
- Dani Carvajal - Spain, Real Madrid
- Giorgio Chiellini - Italy, Juventus
- Diego Godín - Uruguay, Atletico Madrid
- Mats Hummels - Germany, Bayern Munich
- Phillipp Lahm - Germany, Bayern Munich/retired
- David Luiz - Brazil, Chelsea
- Marcelo - Brazil, Real Madrid
- Javier Mascherano - Argentina, Barcelona
- Pepe - Portugal, Real Madrid/Besiktas
- Gerard Pique - Spain, Barcelona
- Sergio Ramos - Spain, Real Madrid
- Thiago Silva - Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain
- Samuel Umtiti - France, Barcelona
- Antonio Valencia - Ecuador, Manchester United
- Raphael Varane - France, Real Madrid
Midfielders
- Thiago Alcantara - Spain, Bayern Munich
- Sergio Busquets - Spain, Barcelona
- Casemiro - Brazil, Real Madrid
- Philippe Coutinho - Brazil, Liverpool
- Eden Hazard - Belgium, Chelsea
- Andres Iniesta - Spain, Barcelona
- Isco - Spain, Real Madrid
- N'Golo Kante - France, Chelsea
- Toni Kroos - Germany, Real Madrid
- Nemanja Matic - Serbia, Chelsea/Manchester United
- Luka Modric - Croatia, Real Madrid
- Mesut Ozil - Germany, Arsenal
- Paul Pogba - France, Manchester United
- Marco Verratti - Italy, Paris Saint-Germain
- Arturo Vidal - Chile, Bayern Munich
Forwards
- Gareth Bale - Wales, Real Madrid
- Karim Benzema - France, Real Madrid
- Edinson Cavani - Uruguay, Paris Saint-Germain
- Paulo Dybala - Argentina, Juventus
- Antoine Griezmann - France, Atletico Madrid
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden, Manchester United
- Harry Kane - England, Tottenham Hotspur
- Robert Lewandowski - Poland, Bayern Munich
- Romelu Lukaku - Belgium, Manchester United
- Kylian Mbappe - France, Monaco/Paris Saint-Germain
- Lionel Messi - Argentina, Barcelona
- Neymar JR - Brazil, Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain
- Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal, Real Madrid
- Alexis Sanchez - Chile, Arsenal
- Luis Suarez - Uruguay, Barcelona
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