Real Madrid players dominate men’s FIFPRO World 11

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Six Real Madrid stars have been voted among the best performers in the last 12 months by their fellow professionals.

Real Madrid and Spain have asserted their dominance in FIFPro’s Best XI for 2024, voted for by 28,000 professional players worldwide.

Six Madrid stars past and present were selected by their peers as the best of the past 12 months, during which Real Madrid clinched their 15th Champions League title.

Among the top 11 male players, Rodri and Vinicius, who contested this year’s Ballon d’Or, stand out, with Dani Carvajal the second member of Spain’s Euro 2024 team chosen.

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson edges out Aston Villa and Argentina’s Dibu Martínez, with only Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) breaking the City-Madrid stronghold.

Men’s FIFPRO World 11

Goalkeeper: Ederson (Manchester City)

Defenders: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid); Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid),
Rodri (Manchester City).

Forwards: Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid), Vinicius (Real Madrid).

In the best women’s eleven, there are three Spanish players among those chosen. Olga Carmona of Real Madrid and Barcelona duo Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí. Previously, Spanish players had only ever been selected on five occasions: Vero Boquete (2020); Mapi León and Putellas (2022), Olga Carmona and Aitana Bonmatí, in 2023.

Women’s FIFPRO World 11

Goalkeeper: Mary Earps (Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain)

Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Barcelona/Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Keira Walsh (Barcelona)

Forwards: Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid), Marta (Orlando Pride), Lauren James (Chelsea), Barbra Banda (Shanghai Shengli/Orlando Pride).

The NWSL, the top league in the United States, is represented by legendary Brazilian forward Marta and her Orlando Pride teammate Barbra Banda, who joined the Floridians in March.

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