The 26 nominated for the FIFPro eleven of the year 2024 with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

An annual award held at the end of each year, the FIFPro world eleven rewards the best players of the past year with a typical eleven which covers the different positions on a football pitch. Last year, Manchester City had six places in this team and will try again to place many elements since of the 26 named, there are seven in competition with Ederson Moraes, Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden , Rodri and Erling Haaland.

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Real Madrid can also present themselves with many representatives. Winner of the last Champions League, the Merengue club can count on 8 elements with Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Jude Bellingham, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos (now retired), Federico Valverde, Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior to join the typical team. Kylian Mbappé is, however, not the only Frenchman in the race since Arsenal defender William Saliba is also named.

CR7 and Messi put up resistance

Other players are aiming for the reward like goalkeepers Emiliano Martinez and Manuel Neuer, Dutch defenders Virgil van Dijk and Jérémie Frimpong, Bavarians Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane or revelations Lamine Yamal and Cole Palmer in attack. Two other names are present in a surprising way since they are Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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The first is 39 years old and is coming off a good season at Al-Nassr and a complicated Euro 2024 with Portugal (quarter-final). If he was always part of the typical team between 2007 and 2021, he was absent (but nominated) in 2022 and 2023. For his part, Lionel Messi had a great year with Inter Miami and won the Copa América with Argentina even if its role was minimal in this coronation. Still in the FIFPro type eleven since 2007, Lionel Messi is aiming for an 18th appearance for this 2024 edition.

The 26 nominated

Guardians: Ederson Moraes (Brazil, Manchester City), Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa) and Manuel Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich)

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Defenders: Dani Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid), Jérémie Frimpong (Netherlands, Bayer Leverkusen), Kyle Walker (England, Manchester City), Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool), Antonio Rüdiger (Germany, Real Madrid) and William Saliba (France, Arsenal)

Environments: Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City), Phil Foden (England, Manchester City), Tony Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Germany , Bayern Munich), Rodri (Spain, Manchester City) and Federico Valverde (Uruguay, Real Madrid)

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Attackers: Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City), Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami), Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Al -Nassr), Vinicius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid) and Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona)