AF Best XI of 2023 has been revealed: Mbappe, Haaland, Bellingham & Salah lead, Rice and Van Dijk in.
All Football Best Squad of 2023 has officially been revealed! Mbappe, Haaland and Bellingham lead the XI with votes cast from AFers all around the world.
Votes were cast by 2, 088, 164 fans in the All Football Best Squad of 2023 poll with 8 players from the English Premier League dominating the final XI.
The PSG superstar Mbappe came on top by receiving over 1.8 million votes. Along with the French, Liverpool striker Salah joins him on the opposite wing, and Haaland, who earns himself a spot through performing exceptionally with Man City in 2023.
English Premier League dominated the squad with 8 men. The Real Madrid ace Bellingham leads the midfield with the Champions League winners Rodri and Arsenal keyman Rice. Behind them, Van Dijk and Saliba, the EPL opponents, partner up as the center back duo. In the right back position, Man City's Kyle Walker beats the Reds wingback Alexander-Arnold and his team-mate Ederson voted for the best keeper.
Theo Hernandez is the only representative of Serie A.
The line-up is based on a 4-3-3 formation, by far the most popular chosen by fans during the voting process.
All Football Best Squad of 2023
Goalkeeper: Ederson (Man City/Brazil)
Defenders: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan/France), Van Dijk(Liverpool/ Netherlands), Saliba(Arsenal/France), Kyle Walker(Man City/England)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham(Real Madrid/ England), Rodri(Man City/Spain), Declan Rice(Arsenal/England)
Forwards: Mbappe(PSG/France), Haaland(Man City/Norway), Salah(Liverpool/Egypt)