AFCON 2025
The 26-player shortlist for the 2024 men’s FIFPRO World XI was announced on Monday afternoon.
FIFPRO, the worldwide players’ union, consists of more than 28,000 professional footballers from every corner of the globe across 70 countries who vote for the players that make the final XI.
The full list of nominees are;
Goalkeepers: Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa, Argentina), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, Germany).
Defenders: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid, Spain), Rúben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen, Netherlands), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid, Germany), William Saliba (Arsenal, France), Kyle Walker (Manchester City, England).
Midfielders: Bellingham (Real Madrid, England), De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium), Phil Foden (Manchester City, England), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany), Luka Modrić (Real Madrid, Croatia), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany), Rodri (Manchester City, Spain), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay).
Forwards: Haaland (Manchester City, Norway), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England), Mbappé (Paris SG/Real Madrid, France), Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina), Cole Palmer (Manchester City/Chelsea, England), Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal), Júnior (Real Madrid, Brazil), Yamal (Barcelona, Spain).
FIFPRO said the final team would include the highest-polling goalkeeper, plus each of the top three vote-getters among defenders, midfielders and forwards. The final place goes to the outfield player with the next highest total vote.
The team will officially be announced on 9th December, 2024.
