FIFPro Men's World XI 2019: Barcelona, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Man City dominate 55-man Fifa shortlist

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Tom Doyle5 September 2019

Liverpool's Champions League-winning squad have been rewarded with seven spots on Fifa's FIFPro Men's World XI 2019 shortlist, but are still outnumbered by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Seven members of Jurgen Klopp's side - Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane - have been included on the 55-man list, whch is decided by votes from thousands of professional footballers across the world.

Tottenham's Champions League finalists are represented by Karry Kane, Heung-min Son and Christian Eriksen.

Manchester United and Chelsea have two nominees apiece - David de Gea/Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante/Eden Hazard - though the Belgian is now at Real Madrid.

Each player must select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards for the list, with Barca (11), Real (nine), Man City (eight) and Liverpool (seven) dominating the list.

The Men's XI will be announced at The Best Fifa Football Awards ceremony in Teatro alla Scala, Milan on September 23.

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Goalkeepers

  • Alisson Becker (BRA) - Liverpool
  • David De Gea (ESP) - Manchester United
  • Ederson Moraes (BRA) - Manchester City
  • Jan Oblak (SVN) - Atletico Madrid
  • Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GER) - Barcelona

Defenders (20)

  • Jordi Alba (ESP) - Barcelona
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold (ENG) - Liverpool
  • Dani Alves (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain / Sao Paulo
  • Joao Cancelo (POR) - Juventus / Manchester City
  • Daniel Carvajal (ESP) - Real Madrid
  • Giorgio Chiellini (ITA) - Juventus
  • Matthijs de Ligt (NED) - Ajax / Juventus
  • Diego Godin (URU) - Atletico Madrid / Inter Milan
  • Joshua Kimmich (GER) - Bayern Munich
  • Kalidou Koulibaly (SEN) - Napoli
  • Aymeric Laporte (FRA) - Manchester City
  • Marcelo (BRA) - Real Madrid
  • Gerard Pique (ESP) - Barcelona
  • Sergio Ramos (ESP) - Real Madrid
  • Andrew Robertson (SCO) - Liverpool
  • Alex Sandro (BRA) - Juventus
  • Thiago Silva (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain
  • Virgil van Dijk (NED) - Liverpool
  • Raphael Varane (FRA) - Real Madrid
  • Kyle Walker (ENG) - Manchester City

Midfielders (15)

  • Sergio Busquets (ESP) - Barcelona
  • Casemiro (BRA) - Real Madrid
  • Kevin de Bruyne (BEL) - Manchester City
  • Frenkie de Jong (NED) - Ajax/Barcelona
  • Christian Eriksen (DEN) - Tottenham
  • Eden Hazard (BEL) - Chelsea/ Real Madrid
  • N'Golo Kante (FRA) - Chelsea
  • Toni Kroos (GER) - Real Madrid
  • Arthur Melo (BRA) - Barcelona
  • Luka Modric (CRO) - Real Madrid
  • Paul Pogba (FRA) - Manchester United
  • Ivan Rakitic (CRO) - Barcelona
  • Bernardo Silva (POR) - Manchester City
  • Dusan Tadic (SRB) - Ajax
  • Arturo Vidal (CHI) - Barcelona

Forwards (15)

  • Sergio Aguero (ARG) - Manchester City
  • Karim Benzema (FRA) - Real Madrid
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) - Juventus
  • Roberto Firmino (BRA) - Liverpool
  • Antoine Griezmann (FRA) - Atletico Madrid/Barcelona
  • Heung-min Son (KOR) - Tottenham
  • Harry Kane (ENG) - Tottenham
  • Robert Lewandowski (POL) - Bayern Munich
  • Sadio Mane (SEN) - Liverpool
  • Kylian Mbappe (FRA) - Paris Saint-Germain
  • Lionel Messi (ARG) - Barcelona
  • Neymar (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain
  • Mohamed Salah (EGY) - Liverpool
  • Raheem Sterling (ENG) - Manchester City
  • Luis Suarez (URU) - Barcelona

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