Fifa World Xi 2010......55 Shortlisted!

[NADTATIDA1]

Fifty-five players shortlisted for FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2010

(FIFA.com) Thursday 25 November 2010 Getty ImagesThe worldwide players’ union FIFPro and FIFA today announced the 55 players shortlisted for the FIFA/FIPro World XI 2010 (see full list below), which is to be revealed at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala in Zurich on 10 January 2011.

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players’ unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

World champions Spain lead the way with the most players in the shortlist with ten, followed by nine from Brazil, eight from Argentina, six from England, four from Germany, three each from the Netherlands and Italy, two from Portugal and one each from Uruguay, Wales, France, Bulgaria, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon.

Spain’s Primera Division attracted the most nominees with 18, followed by England’s Premier League with 17 and Italy’s Serie A with 15. Four nominees came from Germany’s Bundesliga and one from France’s Ligue 1.

The final FIFA/FIFPro World XI will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala in the Zurich Kongresshaus on 10 January 2011. During this televised gala, the winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player of 2010 and the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2010 award will also be revealed. Meanwhile, the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award and the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football award will be presented for the first time, while the FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year will be announced for the second year running. The FIFA Presidential Award and the FIFA Fair Play Award will also be presented during the gala.

The 55-player shortlist in full:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus FC), Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid C.F.), Petr Cech (Czech Republic, Chelsea FC), Julio Cesar (Brazil, F.C. Internazionale), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands, Manchester United FC)

Defenders: Daniel Alves (Brazil, FC Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Wales, Tottenham Hotspur), Michel Bastos (Brazil, Olympique Lyonnais), Ashley Cole (England, Chelsea FC), Patrice Evra (France, Manchester United FC), Rio Ferdinand (England, Manchester United FC), Philipp Lahm (Germany, FC Bayern Munchen), Lucio (Brazil, F.C. Internazionale), Maicon (Brazil, F.C. Internazionale), Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid C.F.), Alessandro Nesta (Italy, AC Milan), Pepe (Portugal, Real Madrid C.F.), Gerard Pique (Spain, FC Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Spain, FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid C.F.), Walter Samuel (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale), John Terry (England, Chelsea FC), Thiago Silva (Brazil, AC Milan), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United FC), Javier Zanetti (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale)

Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale), Michael Essien (Ghana, Chelsea FC), Cesc Fabregas (Spain, Arsenal FC), Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool FC), Andres Iniesta (Spain, FC Barcelona), Ricardo Kaka (Brazil, Real Madrid C.F.), Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea FC), Javier Mascherano (Argentina, FC Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Germany, FC Bayern Munchen), Mesut Ozil (Germany, Real Madrid C.F.), Andrea Pirlo (Italy, AC Milan), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, FC Bayern Munchen), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands, F.C. Internazionale), Xabi Alonso (Spain, Real Madrid C.F.), Xavi (Spain, FC Barcelona)

Forwards: Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria, Manchester United FC), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea FC), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, F.C. Internazionale), Diego Forlán (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina, Real Madrid C.F.), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, AC Milan), Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona), Diego Milito (Argentina, F.C. Internazionale), Arjen Robben (Netherlands, FC Bayern München), Ronaldinho (Brazil, AC Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid C.F.), Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United FC), Carlos Tevez (Argentina, Manchester City FC), Fernando Torres (Spain, Liverpool FC), David Villa (Spain, FC Barcelona)

[MSingh]

How on Earth can more than 10% of the Shortlisted Players be English, the same amount as the 3rd & 4th best Teams in the World, Germany & Uruguay ??

Absolutely ridiculous..

& if African Football is as great as the Press seem to try & twist us into believeing for some reason i fail to understand, why do they only have 3 Players on the Shortlist, one of which didn't even kick a Ball in the WC 2010 ??

[StevieH]

i'd like to know why FIFA thinks that there are only 5 leagues in world football. telling me players from brasil or argentina's leagues shouldn't have featured in this? or how about luis suarez, uruguayan who plays in holland and who scored about 60 goals last season.

fifa are a bunch of cun_ts.

[NADTATIDA1]

i'd like to know why FIFA thinks that there are only 5 leagues in world football. telling me players from brasil or argentina's leagues shouldn't have featured in this? or how about luis suarez, uruguayan who plays in holland and who scored about 60 goals last season.

fifa are a bunch of cun_ts.

Come on Stevie cant you see the logic Berba is picked...sort of sums it all up really.

But i am sure this is picked by the players themselves in each Association,i may be wrong?

[StevieH]

i'd like to know why FIFA thinks that there are only 5 leagues in world football. telling me players from brasil or argentina's leagues shouldn't have featured in this? or how about luis suarez, uruguayan who plays in holland and who scored about 60 goals last season.

fifa are a bunch of cun_ts.

Come on Stevie cant you see the logic Berba is picked...sort of sums it all up really.

But i am sure this is picked by the players themselves in each Association,i may be wrong?

berbatov, terry, gerrard, nesta, torres, van der sar, ferdinand, bale. . . .not one of them had much of a year is there?

where are the players from the emerging russian league? from schalke or werder bremen? where's edin dzeko or stefan kiessling?

it's the name-a-player-from-one-of-the-biggest-clubs marketing let's shift some more branded shirts award this. like almost everything in modern football it's total and utter horseshit.

[MSingh]

i'd like to know why FIFA thinks that there are only 5 leagues in world football. telling me players from brasil or argentina's leagues shouldn't have featured in this? or how about luis suarez, uruguayan who plays in holland and who scored about 60 goals last season.

fifa are a bunch of cun_ts.

Come on Stevie cant you see the logic Berba is picked...sort of sums it all up really.

But i am sure this is picked by the players themselves in each Association,i may be wrong?

berbatov, terry, gerrard, nesta, torres, van der sar, ferdinand, bale. . . .not one of them had much of a year is there?

where are the players from the emerging russian league? from schalke or werder bremen? where's edin dzeko or stefan kiessling?

it's the name-a-player-from-one-of-the-biggest-clubs marketing let's shift some more branded shirts award this. like almost everything in modern football it's total and utter horseshit.

I am with you, 1,000,000%..

[NADTATIDA1]

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players’ unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

They probably did get votes but just not enough as the household names worldwide you are a tad cynical sometimes lads...emerging russian league?

Dzeko i agree had a great 2009 with Wolfsburg and is still scoring for them regularly

Kiessling is in the same catagory as Berbatov,<deleted>

[MSingh]

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players' unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

I've just spotted it, why/how on Earth can Gareth Bale be in that Shortlist, of 2010 ??

Can someone excpet Harry or Lloyd please explain it to me ??

Or Fernando Torres ??

Utterly ridiculous, Stevie's bang on the money..

Good one FIFA & good one all the Players from Gutamala, Equador & New Zealand who voted for John Terry & Pepe as opposed to Chiellini of Juve or Mathjisen at Hamburg on this Short List, know nothing, glory hunting, big name no brain loving Mushroom's..

[StevieH]

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players' unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

They probably did get votes but just not enough as the household names worldwide you are a tad cynical sometimes lads...emerging russian league?

Dzeko i agree had a great 2009 with Wolfsburg and is still scoring for them regularly

Kiessling is in the same catagory as Berbatov,<deleted>

if the 50,000 professional players worldwide received voting form then that implies, like in any ballot or election, that the various candidates to put your X next to on the form were pre-selected. in which case, fifa-chosen. load of old testicles it is. it's a marketing exercise, no more no less.

[MSingh]

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players' unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

They probably did get votes but just not enough as the household names worldwide you are a tad cynical sometimes lads...emerging russian league?

Dzeko i agree had a great 2009 with Wolfsburg and is still scoring for them regularly

Kiessling is in the same catagory as Berbatov,<deleted>

if the 50,000 professional players worldwide received voting form then that implies, like in any ballot or election, that the various candidates to put your X next to on the form were pre-selected. in which case, fifa-chosen. load of old testicles it is. it's a marketing exercise, no more no less.

Stevie's doing it on this Thread, doing it..

:jap:

[StevieH]

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players' unions across the world that form FIFPro received voting forms in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2010.

They probably did get votes but just not enough as the household names worldwide you are a tad cynical sometimes lads...emerging russian league?

Dzeko i agree had a great 2009 with Wolfsburg and is still scoring for them regularly

Kiessling is in the same catagory as Berbatov,<deleted>

if the 50,000 professional players worldwide received voting form then that implies, like in any ballot or election, that the various candidates to put your X next to on the form were pre-selected. in which case, fifa-chosen. load of old testicles it is. it's a marketing exercise, no more no less.

Stevie's doing it on this Thread, doing it..

:jap:

it's a load of old balls mate. like almost all things fifa. though i am looking forward to the 2018 world cup vote. am expecting to hear the cries of outrage from the FA over here.