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FIFA World XI Short List Revealed: 18 Premier League Players Nominated
The short list for the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2011 has been announced with 55 players in the running, check out the premier league based players selected here.
The short list for the FIFA FIFPro World XI 2011 has been announced with 55 players in the running, the winning team being announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or in Zurich on 9 January 2012. Not surprisingly, La Liga has the most nominations with 22, closely followed by the Premier League with 18.
Man Utd lead the way with 6 nominations, with Chelsea on 5 and Man City with 4. Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham complete the list with 1 each. Here is a breakdown on the English-based players selected:
Goalkeepers:
- Edwin van der Sar (Formerly Man Utd)
Defence:
- Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd)
- Patrice Evra (Man Utd)
- Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd)
- Vincent Kompany (Man City)
- David Luiz (Chelsea)
- John Terry (Chelsea)
- Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Midfield:
- David Silva (Man City)
- Yaya Toure (Man City)
- Nani (Man Utd)
- Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
- Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Striker:
- Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
- Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
- Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
- Sergio Aguero (Man City)
- Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
For a full break down, please see the FIFA website.
