FifPro world 11 thingy

[gustavo]

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not too happy that joe cole is there ahead of duff

The Premiership in England attracted the most nominees with nineteen, followed by Italy’s Serie A with eighteen, Spain’s La Liga with thirteen, the Bundesliga in Germany with three and just two from the Dutch League.



AC Milan heads the list for the most nominations with ten, Chelsea have eight, Real Madrid seven, Manchester United and Juventus six, Barcelona five, Arsenal four, Bayern Munchen three, Inter and PSV Eindhoven two, and there is one each from Champions League winners Liverpool and Valencia.

England leads the way with the most players in the short list with ten, followed by nine Brazilians, seven Italians and five Frenchmen and Argentinians. There are four Dutch and Portuguese players, three Spaniards and two from Germany and the Czech Republic. Sweden, the Ivory Coast, the Ukraine and Cameroon provide each provide one player in the 55.

The 55 player shortlist in full is: (Home country/ Club 2004/2005)

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/ Juventus), Iker Cassillas (Spain/ Real Madrid), Petr Cech (Czech Republic/ Chelsea), Nelson Dida (Brazil/ AC Milan) and Oliver Kahn (Germany/ Bayern Munchen)

Defenders: Alex (Brazil/ PSV), Roberto Ayala (Argentina/ Valencia), Cafu (Brazil/ AC Milan), Sol Campbell (England/ Arsenal), Fabio Cannavaro (Italy/ Juventus), Roberto Carlos (Brazil/ Real Madrid), Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal/ Chelsea), Ashley Cole (England/ Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (England/ Manchester United), Gabriel Heinze (Argentina/ Manchester United), Lucio (Brazil/ Bayern Munchen), Paolo Maldini (Italy/ AC Milan), Alessandro Nesta (Italy/ AC Milan), Carlos Puyol (Spain/ Barcelona), Walter Samuel (Argentina/ Real Madrid), Jaap Stam (Holland/ AC Milan), John Terry (England/ Chelsea), Lilian Thuram (France/ Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy/ Juventus) and Javier Zanetti (Argentina/ Inter)

Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Germany/ Bayern Munchen), David Beckham (England/ Real Madrid), Joe Cole (England/ Chelsea), Anderson Deco (Portugal/ Barcelona), Luis Figo (Portugal/ Real Madrid), Gennaro Gattuso (Italy/ AC Milan), Steven Gerrard (England/ Liverpool), Ricardo Kaka (Brazil/ AC Milan), Frank Lampard (England/ Chelsea), Claude Makalele (France/ Chelsea), Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic/ Juventus), Andrea Pirlo (Italy/ AC Milan), Arjen Robben (Holland/ Chelsea), Ronaldinho (Brazil/ Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/ Manchester United), Paul Scholes (England/ Manchester United), Mark van Bommel (Holland/ PSV), Patrick Vieira (France/ Arsenal), Xavi Hernandez (Spain/ Barcelona) and Zinedine Zidane (France/ Real Madrid)

Forwards: Adriano (Brazil/ Inter), Hernan Crespo (Argentina/ AC Milan), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast/ Chelsea), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon/ Barcelona), Thierry Henry (France/ Arsenal), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/ Juventus), Ronaldo (Brazil/ Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (England/ Manchester United), Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine/ AC Milan), and Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland/ Manchester United).

[Baker]

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not too happy that joe cole is there ahead of duff

What a joke!!!

[Tony Montana]

Stupid selections.Where's Carragher etc. Looks like they just listed players Chelski have bought since Abramovich took over.Drogba and Carvalho?No way.Same goes for Figo,he hardly played all year.Joke.

[tetsujin1979]

not too happy that joe cole is there ahead of duff

I'm not happy Joe Cole is there - FULL STOP - he's one of the most overrated players in England, never mind the world!!

[Poor Student]

There's a similar thread on the Irish forum bemoaning the absense of Duff over the inclusion of Robben and Cole. These lists are always full of omissions and bizarre inclusions.

[Stuttgart88]

It's this whole "Cult of Celebrity" thing all over again. We've discussed Duff already. Dida? Not in my book. Drogba? Unbelievable. Sol Campbell, the guy who's been dropped for a 19 year-old Swiss guy?

These are the most high-profile footballers in the world, not the best.

As someone said elsewhere on the board, so what? Let the rest of the world wallow in their own publicity, they'll have a surprise in store when they face Ireland!

[Poor Student]

I remember in the World Player of the Year Award (is that the one where the national coaches pick their top 3?) in 2002 the North Korean coach picked Rivaldo as his No.1, the same year he was voted Serie A's worst player. That was the year he moved to Milan and struggled to get a game. Some baffling choices. Cult of celebrity as you say.