Nominees for the FIFPro XI

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Award season in football continues with FIFA releasing the names of nominees for the FIFPro XI of the year. 55 players were nominated from all areas on the field for their exploits from the past season. From the nominees of goalkeepers, Real Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois is the favorite to get the nod given his fantastic display at the World Cup where he was awarded the Golden Glove award. He does face strong competition in David De Gea, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gianluigi Buffon and Keylor Navas.


In Defence, France's trio of Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti and Benjamin Pavard were listed as the nominees with Varane the player likely to make it in the Team of the Year. Diego Godin, Sergio Ramos, Giorgio Chiellini, Gerard Pique and Thiago Silva were no surprises while Dejan Lovren, Kieran Trippier, Sime Vrsaljko, Yerry Mina and Kyle Walker were given recognition for their performances at the World Cup .


In Midfield, Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is the headliner given he's part of the Final Three. The Croatian has been at his best this for both club and country winning the Champions League and the Golden Ball award at the World Cup. Other nominees include N'golo Kante, Ivan Rakitic, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Paul Pogba.


In Attack, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were included as well as Mohamed Salah with his record breaking 32 league goals last season. World Cup Golden Boot winner Harry Kane and Wonderkid Kylian Mbappe were also nominated including Sadio Mane, Neymar, Antonie Griezmann and Romelu Lukaku.


The Final XI will be announced on the 24th of September at FIFA's THE BEST Football awards in London.

Shortlist

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon, David De Gea, Thibaut Courtois, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Keylor Navas

Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Dani Alves, Benjamin Pavard, Joshua Kimmich, Kieran Trippier, Sime Vrsaljko, Kyle Walker, Jordi Alba, Marcelo, Giorgio Chiellini, Diego Godin, Raphael Varane, Mats Hummels, Yerry Mina, Gerard Pique, Thiago Silva, Sergio Ramos, Samuel Umtiti, Dejan Lovren and Virgil van Djik

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, N'golo Kante, Casemiro, Nemanja Matic, Arturo Vidal, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Paul Pogba, Andres Iniesta, David Silva, Isco, Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Philippe Coutinho

Attackers: Paulo Dybala, Antonie Griezmann, Sadio Mane, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Mohamed Salah, Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski, Mario Mandzukic, Edinson Cavani, Romelu Lukaku, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez





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