Where the hell is Jon Walters?
Being chosen by your peers on a team made up of the best footballers in the world is a very significant achievement and we’d imagine the following 11 men are feeling pretty satisfied right about now.
The FIFA FIFPRO World XI, voted for by professional footballers around the world, was revealed at the Ballon D’Or ceremony this evening and it would take some beating alright.
.@AndresIniesta8, @PaulPogba, Luka #Modric; @Cristiano #Cristiano, @TeamMessi #Messi, @NeymarJr #Neymar 2/2 pic.twitter.com/kJ7aYIjdFg
— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) January 11, 2016
Four players from Barcelona, four from Real Madrid and one apiece from Bayern Munich, PSG and Juventus, it’s also a fair reflection of where the balance of power lies in European football at the moment.
Anyone you think should have made the cut? Aside from Jon Walters of course…
FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich); Dani Alves (Barcelona), Thiago Silva (PSG), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Marcelo (Real Madrid); Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Paul Pogba (Juventus); Neymar (Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
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