Fifa Ballon dOr new edition best 55players. The Fifa FIFPro World XI is the best team of the year as voted for by over 23,000 professional footballers all over the world. The ultimate XI of 2014 was announced at the Ballon dOr ceremony in Zurich on Monday, with David Luiz and Andres Iniesta the surprise picks in a team spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben The FIFPro reserve XI, comprising of the goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards who received the next highest amount of votes, was also later revealed and featured the likes of Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Suarez. Following the same pattern, FIFPro has now divulged the next three strongest teams based on votes received. The third-string XI consists of: Iker Casillas; Pepe, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Vincent Kompany; Andrea Pirlo, Xavi, Paul Pogba; Diego Costa, Gareth Bale, Thomas Muller. The fourth-string XI: Gianluigi Buffon; Diego Godin, Jerome Boateng, Branislav Ivanovic, Javier Mascherano; James Rodriguez, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Eden Hazard; Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Sergio Agüero. The fifth-string XI: Claudio Bravo, Dani Carvajal, Filipe Luis, Raphael Varane, Pablo Zabaleta; Cesc Fabregas, Arturo Vidal, Mesut Ozil; Marco Reus, Franck Ribery, Wayne Rooney. Real Madrid are the most represented from these 55 players, with 12 inclusions. Barcelona and Bayern Munich both provide 10 players. Chelsea have six current players, Juventus have four.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:48:20 +0000
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