FIFA announced on Thursday 55 nominees perfect 11, 2015, a list that governs the Real Madrid with 12 representatives from 11 of the 10 Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
In the list there are 14 teams, three in the Spanish league, four of the Premier, two of the Bundesliga, one of Serie A, one of Ligue 1, one of the Portuguese league, one from Argentina and one of the league MLS.
Eleven elite players, "regardless of nationality or color of the shirt you defend every weekend, joined by the talent and the recognition of his colleagues, that is the FIFA FIFPro World XI," the agency on its official website .
The award, which rewards the best 11 players of the season, has known this Thursday at 55 finalists, the product of choice among almost 25 000 active players in 70 countries across the globe. "From players for players" it is the motto of the vote.
A total of five goalkeepers, 20 defenders, 15 midfielders and 15 forwards were announced as finalists in a joint initiative between
FIFA and FIFPro, the representative of professional players in the world, which has lasted seven years.
On 11 January they will be announced the 11 members of the dream team for 2015, as part of the Gala Golden Ball
FIFA.
The 55 selected players are:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy / Juventus), Iker Casillas (Spain / Porto), David De Gea (Spain / Manchester United), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica / Real Madrid CF) and Manuel Neuer (Germany / Bayern Munich).
Defenders: David Alaba (Austria / Bayern Munich), Jordi Alba (Spain / FC Barcelona), Jerome Boateng (Germany / Bayern Munich), Daniel Carvajal (Spain / Real Madrid CF), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy / Juventus), Dani Alves (Brazil / FC Barcelona), David Luiz (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain), Diego Godín (Uruguay / Atletico Madrid), Mats Hummels (Germany / Borussia Dortmund), Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia / Chelsea FC), Vincent Kompany ( Belgium / Manchester City), Philipp Lahm (Germany / Bayern Munich), Marcelo (Brazil / Real Madrid CF), Javier Mascherano (Argentina / FC Barcelona), Pepe (Portugal / Real Madrid CF), Gerard Pique (Spain / FC Barcelona ), Sergio Ramos (Spain / Real Madrid CF), John Terry (England / Chelsea FC), Thiago Silva (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain) and Raphael Varane (France / Real Madrid CF).
Midfielders: Thiago Alcántara (Spain / Bayern Munich), Xabi Alonso (Spain / Bayern Munich), Sergio Busquets (Spain / FC Barcelona), Eden Hazard (Belgium / Chelsea FC), Andres Iniesta (Spain / FC Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany / Real Madrid CF), Luka Modric (Croatia / Real Madrid CF), Andrea Pirlo (Italy / New York City FC), Paul Pogba (France / Juventus), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia / FC Barcelona), James Rodriguez ( Colombia / Real Madrid CF), David Silva (Spain / Manchester City), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast / Manchester City), Marco Verratti (Italy / Paris Saint-Germain) and Arturo Vidal (Chile / Bayern Munich).
Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Argentina / Manchester City), Gareth Bale (Wales / Real Madrid CF), Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF), Douglas Costa (Brazil / Bayern Munich), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Real Madrid CF) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden / Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Argentina / FC Barcelona), Thomas Mueller (Germany / Bayern Munich), Neymar (Brazil / FC Barcelona), Arjen Robben (Netherlands / Bayern Munich), Wayne Rooney (England / Manchester United), Alexis Sanchez (Chile / Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Uruguay / FC Barcelona), Carlos Tevez (Argentina / Boca Juniors).