Six Real Madrid stars have been voted by their fellow professionals as the best performing players of the past 12 months.
Real Madrid and Spain have confirmed their dominance in FIFPro's Best XI for 2024, voted for by 28,000 professional players worldwide.
Six Madrid stars, past and present, were selected by their peers as the best of the past 12 months, which saw Real Madrid win their 15th Champions League title.
Among the top 11 male players, Rodri and Vinicius, who competed for this year's Ballon d'Or, stand out, with Dani Carvajal the second chosen member of Spain's Euro 2024 team.
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson surpasses Aston Villa and the Argentinian Dibu Martínez, with only Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) breaking the City-Madrid stronghold.
FIFPRO World 11 Men
Goalkeeper: Ederson (Manchester City)
Defenders: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid); Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Rodri (Manchester City).
Forwards: Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid), Vinicius (Real Madrid).
Three Spanish players have been selected in the best ladies' team. Real Madrid's Olga Carmona and Barcelona duo Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí. Previously, Spanish players were only selected five times: Vero Boquete (2020); Mapi León and Putellas (2022), Olga Carmona and Aitana Bonmatí, in 2023.
FIFPRO World 11 ladies
Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain)
Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Barcelona/Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Keira Walsh (Barcelona)
Forwards: Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid), Marta (Orlando Pride), Lauren James (Chelsea), Barbra Banda (Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride).
The NWSL, the top league in the United States, is represented by legendary Brazilian forward Marta and her Orlando Pride teammate Barbra Banda, who joined the Floridians in March.
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