Kings of Spain top ultimate XI

27 November 2015 - 02:32 By ESPN FC

Real Madrid dominate the FIFPro World XI shortlist with Cristiano Ronaldo facing a battle against Barcelona trio Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, as well as Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, for a place in attack. FIFPro, the worldwide players' union, has announced a 55-man short list for the Fifa FIFPro World XI, with nearly 25000 players from around the world voting in this year's ballot for their preferred players in a 4-3-3 formation.Madrid lead the way with 12 representatives, closely followed by Bundesliga champions Bayern (11) and treble winners Barcelona (10).Rafa Benitez's "BBC" attack of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Ronaldo are competing for the three striking positions with Barca's record-breaking triumvirate of Messi, Neymar and Suarez, though Bayern have four attackers on the short list in the shape of Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa.Juventus, last season's Champions League finalists, have three players nominated in Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Paul Pogba, with former stars Arturo Vidal (Bayern), Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors) and Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC) also up for positions.There are 10 representatives from the English Premier League, with Manchester City leading the way with four nominations.Champions Chelsea are represented by John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Eden Hazard.Manchester United's Rooney and goalkeeper David De Gea also make the cut, while Alexis Sanchez is the single Arsenal player to make the grade.French champions Paris Saint-Germain have four nominations with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Luiz, Marco Verratti and captain Thiago Silva on the list.The FIFPro World XI will be announced at the Ballon d'Or in Zurich on January 11.Selection of starsGoalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juve), Iker Casillas (Porto), David De Gea (Manchester United), Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) and Manuel Neuer (Bayern).Defenders:David Alaba (Bayern), Jordi Alba (Barca), Jerome Boateng (Bayern), Daniel Carvajal (Real), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Dani Alves (Barca), David Luiz (PSG), Vincent Kompany (Man City), Philipp Lahm (Bayern), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Barca), Pepe (Real Madrid), Gerard Piqué (Barca), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), John Terry (Chelsea), Thiago Silva (PSG) and Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).Midfielders:Xabi Alonso (Bayern), Sergio Busquets (Barca), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Andres Iniesta (Barca), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juve), James Rodriguez (Real Madrid), David Silva (Man City) and Yaya Touré (Man City).Strikers:Sergio Aguero (Man City), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern), Lionel Messi (Barca), Neymar (Barca), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Barca) and Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors)...

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