The Premier League dominates the latest edition of the FIFA Team of the Year, including no fewer than five stars from the English top flight.
🇦🇷Emiliano Martinez
🇪🇸Dani Carvajal
🇩🇪 Antonio Rudiger
🇵🇹 Ruben Dias
🇫🇷William Saliba
🇪🇸Rodri
Jude Bellingham
🇩🇪Toni Kroos
🇧🇷 Vinicius Junior
🇳🇴Erling Haaland
🇪🇸Lamine Yamal
A fan vote was combined with the selection of a panel of experts to decide football's best 11 via a points system.
The first nine players in the team consisted of the goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and two attackers with the most points.
The dream team was completed by adding the two remaining outfield players with the most points, ultimately creating a starting XI with a 4-3-3 formation.
At the 2023 FIFA Awards, held in January this year, a line-up with a distinctly Manchester City feel was unveiled, with six players from the club and none from any other Premier League team.
The competition's dominance continued this time around, but the team announced on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar included representatives from a wider range of clubs from the division.
Despite their recent downturn in fortunes, which has seen the side win just one of their last eleven, three City players are given honors in the line-up thanks to yet another Premier League title in May.
Ruben Dias has been praised for his composure in defence, while Ballon d'Or winner Rodri makes an appearance in midfield after another fine year cruelly cut short by a knee ligament injury.
Erling Haaland is chosen as the side's centre-forward, having scored another string of goals for the side, although his form of late has faded in parallel with that of his teammates.
England defenders Kyle Walker and John Stones have been rejected this time, while Kevin de Bruyne has also been left out.
Arsenal star William Saliba makes the selection for 2024 Team of the Year after impressing with his defensive performances as the Gunners narrowly missed out on the title.
Emiliano Martinez represents the Premier League thanks to his inspiring goalkeeping performances that lifted Aston Villa to the Champions League and Argentina to Copa America glory.
The remaining players are all from La Liga, with Real Madrid particularly well represented after a double in the league and the Champions League.
Dani Carvajal, who won the 2024 European Championship with Spanish teammate Rodri last summer, takes the place as right back, while Real colleague Antonio Rudiger gets the nod as central defender.
After an emotional retirement in the summer, Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has been recognized for his sensational spell at the Bernabeu, which has only been enhanced as Los Blancos struggle to replace the star.
He is joined in the middle of the park by the only English player, Jude Bellingham, who was named La Liga Player of the Year in his first season at Real.
The front three features two Spanish league strikers on either side of Haaland. Vinicius Junior, crowned FIFA's Player of the Year following his rejection of the Ballon d'Or, is on the left while 17-year-old Lamine Yamal appears on the right.
The line-up is notable for the absence of Real superstar Kylian Mbappe after his much-hyped move from Paris Saint-Germain to the Bernabeu led to a disappointing first half of the season.
Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk is unlucky to miss out on the centre-back role after his side's good start to the season, while Chelsea's Cole Palmer will have to wait another season for his place in the line-up.
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