MADRID, December 9. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Spanish footballers Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) and Rodri Hernández (Manchester City), champions of Europe with the Spanish national team, have been included in the men’s FIFPRO World XI for the year. Meanwhile, FC Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas, along with Real Madrid’s Olga Carmona, represent Spain in the women’s selection.
The ‘FIFPRO World XI Men’s’ and ‘FIFPRO World XI Women’s’ were unveiled today after over 28,000 professional footballers from 70 countries cast their votes for their teams of the year. Since its inception in 2005, this award remains the only global Football accolade decided solely by players.
In the men’s category, six Real Madrid players— including the retired Toni Kroos—and four from Manchester City make up the 2024 Men’s World XI, which notably features Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Ederson, and Rodri for the first time. The only player in the eleven not representing Real Madrid or City is Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, meaning Rodri and Carvajal provide the Spanish representation.
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The ‘FIFPRO World XI Men’s 2024’ includes Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil); Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid, Spain), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid, Germany); Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany), Rodri (Manchester City, Spain); Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway), Kylian Mbappé (PSG/Real Madrid, France), and Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil).
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On the women’s side, Alexia Putellas and Balon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí represent Spain in an eleven where England has the highest representation with Lucy Bronze, Mary Earps, Alex Greenwood, Lauren James, and Keira Walsh. Additionally, Brazilian icon Marta returns to the team for the first time since 2021, while the inclusion of Barbra Banda marks the Zambian player’s historic place as the first African female player in the ‘World XI Women’s’.
Thus, the ‘FIFPRO World XI Women’s 2024’ consists of Mary Earps (Manchester United/PSG, England); Lucy Bronze (Barcelona/Chelsea, England), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid, Spain), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City, England); Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona, Spain), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain), Keira Walsh (Barcelona, England); Barbra Banda (Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride, Zambia), Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid, Colombia), Lauren James (Chelsea, England), and Marta (Orlando Pride, Brazil).
