Axel Allag, Media365, published on Tuesday December 3, 2024 at 8:24 a.m.
FIFPro, the global players’ union, revealed the 26 finalists for the men’s eleven of the year on Monday evening. Note the presence of the two monsters Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, absent from the last Ballon d’Or.
They are still there. Despite playing outside of Europe, respectively at Inter Miami and Al-Nassr, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the 26 finalists for the FIFPro men’s eleven of the year. These finalists result from a vote by footballers, for footballers – and the award remains “the only world football prize awarded exclusively by professional footballers”, as the body recalls.
Fierce competition for attackers
Absent from the last nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or awarded to a Rodri who is sorely missed at Manchester City, Messi and Ronaldo will have significant competition in order to possibly appear in the men’s eleven of the year 2024 while the finalists of the FIFPRO World 11 Men’s are the 26 players who received the most votes from their peers for their performances between August 21, 2023 and July 14, 2024 inclusive.
Indeed, offensively, places will be fought out between Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but also Vinicius Junior, Lamine Yamal and Cole Palmer. It should be noted that during the previous edition, the eight-time Ballon d’Or formed a formidable attacking quartet with Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.
The 26 finalists for the 2024 FIFPro men’s eleven of the year
Guardians
Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentine)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, Allemagne)
Defenders
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid, Spain)
Rúben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Pays-Bas)
Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen, Pays-Bas)
Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany)
William Lintasa (Arsenal, France)
Kyle Walker (Manchester City, Angleterre)
midfielder
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, Angleterre)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
Phil Foden (Manchester City, England)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Allemagne)
Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)
The attackers
Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid, France)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentine)
Cole Palmer (Manchester City/Chelsea, Angleterre)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal)
Vinícius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)
“The goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three attackers who received the most votes will be selected for World 11. The final place in OWorld 11 will go to the remaining outfield player with the highest number of votes. number of votes. FIFPRO will announce the two World 11s on Monday December 9, 2024 on its digital platforms”, we can read on the official website of the body.
