Rooney, Terry shortlisted for Fifpro World XI
Wayne Rooney and John Terry are the
only Englishman on the 55-player
shortlist for the Fifpro World XI.
Ten Premier League players are
shortlisted with Wales and Real Madrid
forward Gareth Bale the only other
British player nominated.
Real Madrid is best represented with 12
players on the shortlist while Bayern
Munich can also field a full starting XI
from their nominees.
The final XI will be announced on 11
January at the Ballon D’Or ceremony.
The shortlist was compiled from the
votes of 25,000 professional footballers
from across the world.
Voting began in September and to be
eligible players must have made 15
appearances in 2015.
Manchester City are the best represented
Premier League team on the list with
four players: Vincent Kompany, Yaya
Toure, David Silva and Sergio Aguero.
Chelsea have Branislav Ivanovic, Eden
Hazard and Terry while David De Gea
and Rooney are Manchester United’s
nominated players and Arsenal’s Alexis
Sanchez is also on the list.
Spain’s La Liga has 23 nominees, with 12
players from Germany’s Bundesliga
followed by four from France’s Ligue 1
and three from Italy’s Serie A.
America’s Major League Soccer’s sole
representative is New York City and Italy
midfielder Andrea Pirlo.
Culled from BBC Sport
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