The traditional FIFA-The Best Awards ceremony was organized this Tuesday evening at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar. During a gala evening, several distinctions were awarded to reward Football players and actresses, including the eleven-man of the year. Last season, the winning team was made up of a three-man defense with John Stones, Kyle Walker and Ruben Dias who supported Thibaut Courtois in goal. At the heart of the game were Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Jude Bellingham, while the offensive lines were filled with the talents of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland. Supporters from all over the world were wondering what faces the eleven players chosen by the actors themselves would have to make up the best team of the year, especially since this 2024 edition marked a small renewal for the category.
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Indeed, while the voting system until now excluded the votes of supporters, a little novelty has taken place. For the first time, fans also participated in the election of The Best – FIFA Men’s XI thanks to an intuitive system where passionate voters were able to choose between different tactical systems in order to compose their squad from a list of 77 candidates divided by position. The votes were evenly distributed between supporters and the panel of experts from the International Federation of Professional Footballers’ Associations (FIFPro) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) including professional football players who are members of the FIFA players’ union. FIFPro, or nearly 25,000 members. If Real Madrid had skipped the Ballon d’Or ceremony, the club chaired by Florentino Pérez was smiling this Tuesday.
Real Madrid very well represented!
Compared to last season, several changes have been made. The Team of the Year goalkeepers are now guarded by Aston Villa’s Argentine Emiliano Martinez. The Albiceleste goalkeeper is accompanied by a beautiful four-way defense made up of defensive rocks with the Spaniard Dani Carvajal and his German teammate Antonio Rüdiger, the Portuguese international from Manchester City, Ruben Dias and the Frenchman from Arsenal William Saliba, repositioned at full back left for the occasion. But these are not the only Merengues present in this eleven of the year since Real Madrid are coming out of a season marked by a Liga – Champions League – Spanish Super Cup treble.
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Indeed, in midfield, we find another Spanish international in the person of the reigning Ballon d’Or Rodri. The British midfielder of Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham, concludes the axis of this magical eleven alongside his former teammate in Madrid, the young retired German Toni Kroos. The offensive lines are high level with the Norwegian, Erling Haaland. He is perfectly supported by Lamine Yamal and Vinicius Junior.
Pub. the 17/12/2024 18:57
– UPDATE 17/12/2024 19:17
