FIFA - FIFPRO NAME 10 SPANIARDS IN LIST OF 55 NOMINATED FOR 2010 WORLD XI

The 50,000 Football professionals that make up the FIFPro (World Players Union) along with World governing Football body FIFA have handed in their list of 55 players nominated for the "2010 FIFA FIFPro World XI”. The official announcement of the players that will make up the World Team will be held the 10th of January 2011 alongside the naming of the winning of the “FIFA Golden Ball 2010”.

Spanish National Team players with the 2010 World Cup

In the list of 55 there are 10 Spaniards:
Casillas, Piqué, Puyol, Sergio Ramos, Fábregas, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Villa & Torres


Also out of the 55 there are 18 ( non – Spaniards) who play in the Spanish Football League – La Liga.


Here is the full list of nominated players:


Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus), Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid), Petr Cech (Czech Rep, Chelsea), Júlio César (Brazil, Inter), Edwin van der Sar (Holland, Manchester United).

Defenders: Daniel Alves (Brazil, Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Wales, Tottenham Hotspur), Michel Bastos (Brazil, Olympique Lyon), Ashley Cole (England, Chelsea), Patrice Evra (France, Manchester United), Rio Ferdinand (England, Manchester United), Philipp Lahm (Germany, Bayern), Lúcio (Brazil, Inter), Maicon (Brazil, Inter), Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid), Alessandro Nesta (Italy, Milan), Pepe (Portugal, Real Madrid), Gerard Piqué (Spain, Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Spain, Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid), Walter Samuel (Argentina, Inter), John Terry (England, Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Brazil, Milan), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United), Javier Zanetti (Argentina, Inter).

Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina, Inter), Mickael Essien (Ghana, Chelsea), Cesc Fábregas (Spain, Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool), Andrés Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona), Ricardo Kaká (Brazil, Real Madrid), Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea), Javier Mascherano (Argentina, Barcelona), Thomas Muller (germany, Bayern), Mesut Ozil (Germany, Real Madrid), Andrea Pirlo (Italy, Milan), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, Bayern), Wesley Sneijder (Holland, Inter), Xabi Alonso (Spain, Real Madrid), Xavi (Spain, Barcelona).


Forwards: Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgary, Manchester United), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Inter), Diego Forlán (Uruguay, Atlético Madrid), Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina, Real Madrid), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Milan), Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), Diego Milito (Argentina, Inter), Arjen Robben (Holland, Bayern), Ronaldinho (Brazil, Milan), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United), Carlos Tévez (Argentina, Manchester City), Fernando Torres (Spain, Liverpool), David Villa (Spain, Barcelona). Tweet

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