FIFA have named the 55 candidates for the FIFA World Team of the Year.
It features seven Liverpool players, following our Champions League victory in 2018/19, that captured the imagination of the footballing world – most notably in our 4-0 victory over Barcelona at Anfield.
The Reds that made the cut are: Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane.
Captain Jordan Henderson misses out, as does Gini Wijnaldum and Joel Matip, which we especially think is harsh on the Cameroonian considering his utter brilliance this calendar year. Sergio Ramos boringly makes the shortlist and he’s been nothing short of awful for Real Madrid, for example.
We reckon Alisson and van Dijk are shoe-ins for the FIFPro XI, while Trent will surely get the call-up at right-back. Robbo is a less glamorous name than Marcelo or Jordi Alba, but he’s undeniably been better.
Up top, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo automatically get selected, meaning there’s only one spot left for one of our front-three.
Salah would be the most likely, although all three are equally as deserving.
FULL LIST:
Goalkeepers (5):
Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool FC)
David de Gea (Spain, Manchester United)
Ederson Moraes (Brazil, Manchester City)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atletico Madrid)
Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany, FC Barcelona)
Defenders (20):
Jordi Alba (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (England, Liverpool FC)
Daniel Alves (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain/Sao Paulo)
Joao Cancelo (Portugal, Juventus/Manchester City)
Daniel Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy, Juventus)
Virgil van Dijk (The Netherlands, Liverpool FC)
Diego Godin (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid/Internazionale)
Joshua Kimmich (Germany, Bayern Munich)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal, SSC Napoli)
Aymeric Laporte (France, Manchester City)
Matthijs de Ligt (The Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam/Juventus)
Gerard Pique (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid)
Andrew Robertson (Scotland, Liverpool FC)
Alex Sandro (Brazil, Juventus)
Thiago Silva (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Raphael Varane (France, Real Madrid)
Marcelo Vieira (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Kyle Walker (England, Manchester City)
Midfielders (15):
Sergio Busquets (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Casemiro (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
Christian Eriksen (Denmark, Tottenham Hotspur)
Frenkie de Jong (The Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam/FC Barcelona)
Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea/Real Madrid)
N’Golo Kante (France, Chelsea)
Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)
Arthur Melo (Brazil, FC Barcelona)
Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)
Paul Pogba (France, Manchester United)
Ivan Rakitic (Croatia, FC Barcelona)
Bernardo Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)
Dusan Tadic (Serbia, Ajax Amsterdam)
Arturo Vidal (Chile, FC Barcelona)
Forwards (15):
Sergio Aguero (Argentina, Manchester City)
Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid)
Roberto Firmino (Brazil, Liverpool FC)
Antoine Griezmann (France, Atletico Madrid/FC Barcelona)
Harry Kane (England, Tottenham Hotspur)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich)
Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool FC)
Kylian Mbappe (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Neymar Junior (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Juventus)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool FC)
Heung-Min Son (South-Korea, Tottenham Hotspur)
Raheem Sterling (England, Manchester City)
Luis Suarez (Uruguay, FC Barcelona)