This prestigious lineup celebrates the exceptional performances of the most outstanding players over the past year.

The FIFPRO World 11 (2024):

Goalkeeper

• Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil)

Defenders

• Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid, Spain)
• Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)
• Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid, Germany)

Midfielders

• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England)
• Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
• Rodri (Manchester City, Spain)

Forwards

• Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway)
• Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid, France)
• Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid, Brazil)

This year’s selection highlights Manchester City’s dominance, with four players representing the club, a testament to their remarkable success during the 2023/2024 season. Real Madrid also made a strong showing, further underscoring their influence in global football.

The FIFPRO World 11 is unique among football awards as it is decided exclusively by professional players, offering unparalleled authenticity and recognition from peers.

The lineup underscores the brilliance of these stars and their contributions to the game over the past year.

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• FIFPRO announces its shortlist for 2024

FIFA has unveiled the final shortlist of 26 players nominated for inclusion in the 2024 FIFPRO Men’s World XI, celebrating their outstanding performances for their respective clubs.

This exclusive award is determined by the players themselves, making it the only global honor based solely on votes from professional footballers. Manchester City leads with eight representatives in the shortlist, a testament to their exceptional performances across all competitions last season.

The FIFPRO Men’s World XI aims to assemble the best starting XI from the top football talent worldwide over the past year. The nominees come from a pool of over 28,000 professional footballers spanning 70 countries. Each player selects the top three goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards from an initial list of 250 candidates.

The final team consists of the goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards with the highest number of votes. The remaining outfield player with the most votes completes the prestigious XI.

Who are the players on FIFPRO’s final shortlist for 2024?

Goalkeepers:

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FIFA has unveiled the seven nominees for the 2024 Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper Award, with some of the world’s finest shot-stoppers competing for the prestigious honor.

Ederson, who won the award in 2023, is once again in the running after playing a key role in Manchester City’s Premier League title defense under Pep Guardiola. However, the Brazilian faces stiff competition from several Premier League counterparts.

Arsenal’s David Raya is among the favourites after securing the Premier League Golden Glove for his impressive performances between the posts.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez, renowned for his commanding displays, is expected to be a strong contender again this year, particularly after playing a crucial role in Argentina’s Copa America victory.

Real Madrid’s Andriy Lunin makes the list after stepping up in Thibaut Courtois’ absence. The Ukrainian goalkeeper played a pivotal role in Madrid’s Champions League triumph, though he was controversially benched for the final despite his earlier heroics.

Spain’s Unai Simon also features after an exceptional year both for his national team and at club level. The Euro 2024 winner was named in La Liga’s Team of the Season and helped Athletic Club to lift the Copa del Rey.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Gianluigi Donnarumma earned his place on the shortlist after securing multiple trophies with the French giants, while AC Milan’s Mike Maignan rounds out the list, having been consistently excellent in the Serie A.

The seven nominees represent a blend of experience and rising stars, ensuring a thrilling race for The Best Men’s Goalkeeper award.

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper 2024 nominees

• Ederson (Manchester City)
• David Raya (Arsenal)
• Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid)
• Unai Simon (Athletic Club)
• Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Mike Maignan (AC Milan)

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Pep Guardiola has admitted uncertainty over Ederson’s future at Manchester City amid growing interest from the Saudi Pro League.

Al-Ittihad is reportedly prepared to meet City’s valuation of around £50 million ($65 million/€60 million) for the Brazilian goalkeeper, who is believed to have already agreed on personal terms with the Pro League team and is keen to take on a new challenge.

After City’s 4-3 friendly loss to Celtic in North Carolina, Guardiola confessed to being in the dark about Ederson’s future. “I’d like him to stay but it depends on other clubs,” he told reporters. “I don’t know the situation. There have been no contacts in the last days. It’s a question of training, being with us until the transfer window finishes and we’ll see.”

While Ederson’s next season’s destination remains uncertain, Kalvin Phillips seems poised to leave City, likely on another loan spell after a tough period at West Ham. Guardiola subbed Phillips off at halftime against Celtic, explaining the decision was to protect the player following his injury issues last season. “That’s why we didn’t give him more minutes,” Guardiola stated. “I don’t know what’s going to happen. He knows the situation, and we’ll see.”

Should Ederson decide to move on, Guardiola is committed to ensuring City isn’t left vulnerable in the goalkeeping department. Reports indicate that City has identified Paris Saint-Germain’s Gianluigi Donnarumma as a potential replacement.

As City continues its pre-season preparations in the United States, Etihad Stadium’s offices are buzzing with several transfer operations underway. Guardiola’s comments reflect his desire to retain Ederson, but with the increasing allure of the Saudi Pro League, City may face losing their first-choice goalkeeper.

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Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson made club history by securing a clean sheet against Bournemouth.

In the Premier League match on Saturday at Vitality Stadium, Manchester City clinched victory thanks to Phil Foden’s 24th-minute goal. Notably, goalkeeper Ederson surpassed Joe Hart’s previous record for the most clean sheets in the league for the club. Ederson achieved his 110th clean sheet in the Premier League, eclipsing Hart’s tally of 109.

Ederson reached this milestone in 242 league appearances, whereas Hart played in 266 matches. This accomplishment places the former Benfica goalkeeper 15th on the list of all-time highest clean sheets by a goalkeeper in the English top flight, with Petr Cech leading with 202 clean sheets.

Since joining Manchester City from Benfica in 2017, the 30-year-old has established himself as one of the club’s premier goalkeepers, contributing to multiple trophy wins over the past seven years. Ederson claimed the Premier League Golden Glove award for the first time in the 2019/20 season and replicated this achievement in the following two campaigns.

Pep Guardiola’s team will now turn their attention to the FA Cup, where they face Luton Town on Tuesday in a fifth-round encounter, before a league match against rivals Manchester United on Sunday.

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As the primary goalkeeper for Pep Guardiola’s side, Ederson played a crucial role in Manchester City’s triumphs in the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League. Notably, his exceptional performance in the Champions League final against Inter included five saves, securing victory with a stunning save in the closing moments.

This marks Ederson’s first win of the award, having previously finished in third place in 2019. The recognition comes amid a season where he played a key role in Manchester City’s domestic and international success.

In an interesting turn, Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid was named in the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World XI instead of Ederson. Courtois, along with Al Hilal and Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, was shortlisted for the award.

Expressing gratitude at the awards ceremony in London, Ederson thanked his family and teammates, acknowledging their importance to his achievements. In addition to the domestic double and the UEFA Champions League title, Ederson also secured the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup during the season.

The initial five-player shortlist for the men’s award was announced in September, with Andre Onana and Marc-Andre ter Stegen later removed from contention.

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The 2023 Yachine Trophy nominees, an award that acknowledges the best goalkeeper of the year within the framework of the annual Ballon d’Or ceremony, have been unveiled.

This prestigious accolade, named after the legendary former Soviet Union goalkeeper Lev Yashin, was introduced in 2019 as part of the expanded Ballon d’Or and has previously been claimed by notable keepers like Alisson, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Thibaut Courtois.

Courtois, who secured the Yachine Trophy in 2022 after a triumphant season with Real Madrid in the Champions League, is once again among the nominees.

He is joined by a distinguished group of goalkeepers who have demonstrated exceptional prowess at either the club or international level over the past 12 months. Among them is Yassine Bounou, a key figure in Morocco’s historic journey to the World Cup semi-finals and a Europa League victor with Sevilla.

They are joined by Ederson and Andre Onana, who alternated in goalkeeping in the 2023 Champions League final and now play on opposite sides of the Manchester football divide. Aaron Ramsdale is well-known for his performance with Arsenal, and Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa was a critical part of Argentina’s World Cup victory in December.

Yachine Tophy 2023 nominees

• Yassine Bounou – Sevilla/Al Hilal
• Ederson – Manchester City
• Mike Maignan – AC Milan
• Andre Onana – Inter/Manchester United
• Brice Samba – Lens
• Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
• Dominik Livakovic – Dinamo Zagreb/Fernbahce
• Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa
• Aaron Ramsdale – Arsenal
• Marc-Andre Ter Stegen – Barcelona

Here are all the 2023 Yachine Trophy nominees
🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou @Alhilal_EN
🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois @realmadrid
🇫🇷 Mike Maignan @acmilan
🇩🇪 Marc-André ter Stegen – @FCBarcelona
🇧🇷 Ederson @ManCity
🇦🇷 Emiliano Martinez @AVFCOfficial
🇨🇲 Andre Onana @ManUtd
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aaron Ramsdale… pic.twitter.com/6urABZKYAp

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 6, 2023

When is the Yachine Trophy 2023 winner announced?

On October 30, at a presentation at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, the Yachine Trophy will be given to the top young player in Europe.

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Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed he will keep faith with goalkeeper Stefan Ortega in the FA Cup final against Manchester United.

Guardiola has announced that Ortega, who has participated in all of City’s tournament games, will start the FA Cup final. In addition, the coach declared that Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne, who had been healing from minor injuries, were well enough to play at Wembley with a complete roster.

“Yeah he [Ortega] is going to play. It’s always been the same in the cups, even with Barcelona and Munich, so he’s going to play in the FA Cup,” Guardiola told a press conference on Friday.

On De Bruyne and Grealish, who missed the 1-0 defeat at Brentford, the coach added: “They trained well the last two training sessions. They are more or less fine.”

Throughout his career, Guardiola has often played his stand-in goalkeeper in domestic cup competitions, with Jose Manuel Pinto starting three Copa del Rey finals for him for Barcelona.

Zack Steffen had a terrible performance against Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final last year after starting the game. Ederson did participate in the 2019 championship game against Watford, but he will sit on the sidelines on Saturday.

After playing United at Wembley in the hopes of winning both domestic championships, City travels to Istanbul to face Inter Milan in the Champions League final.

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After losing 3-0 to Manchester City in the Champions League, Thomas Tuchel lauded Bayern Munich’s performance and said he “fell in love” with his players.

Rodri’s magnificent long-range shot, which he feathered into the top corner with his weaker left foot at the Etihad after 27 minutes, gave the German champions, who have had a very inconsistent season by their normal standards, a deficit.

However, Bayern fought back at the beginning of the second half and pushed Ederson into many excellent saves, but a mistake from Dayot Upamecano allowed City to score a second goal by Bernardo Silva.

Erling Haaland’s goal to make it 3-0 seemed to end the contest after Yann Sommer made a series of outstanding saves in the face of City’s nine shots on goal during the game.

Tuchel, though, was pleased with what he saw from his team – who actually had 56% possession, the most by an opposing team at the Etihad since Pep Guardiola took charge – and insists the quarter-final tie is not over yet.

‘I don’t agree with the result at all,’ said the former Chelsea boss to Amazon Prime after the match.

‘We were punished in periods where we were the better team. We were just brutally punished today.

‘I thought our performance was very good until the 2-0 goal. I don’t want to talk down the result, I thought it was a very good performance until the 70th minute.

‘I think we deserved at least one goal and gave away one or two too many. I think our players lacked a bit of confidence and form. Obviously the result is bitter for us. I fell a little bit in love with my team today, the way they performed. Even if it sounds strange, it was a lot of fun.’

On Bayern’s hopes of a comeback, he added to BT Sport: ‘It’s football. It’s a home match. It’s a German team. We will never give up until the shower is warm after the match!’

Guardiola also felt Bayern played extremely well despite the scoreline and was put through the wringer on the sidelines, saying at his post-match press conference: ‘It was not comfortable. Emotionally I am destroyed.

‘I have [aged] 10 more years today. It was so demanding and now I have to relax, day off and then Leicester and travel again.

‘I know what we have to do. If you don’t perform they are able to score one, two, three. I know that and the players know it. It was an incredible result but we do our game with huge personality.

‘Here we have our chances, especially this season and we are clinical. It’s the same in Munich. I have been there for three years and I remember what it means and the people. We are going there to score goals and to try and win the game.’

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Ederson is hopeful that Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of Real Madrid, would be appointed as the new coach of the Brazil national team.

Brazil still lacks a permanent head coach as a result of Tite’s resignation following a dismal World Cup 2022 campaign. Despite recent denials from Ancelotti and Real Madrid over rumours that the 63-year-old may quit the Santiago Bernabeu to lead the Selecao, Ederson claims his teammates have been discussing the idea of the Italian taking the job.

“I was discussing this with Casemiro, Vinicius Junior, [Eder] Militão. There is a big possibility that he comes,” The Manchester City goalkeeper told a press conference. “Just look at his CV. We will know shortly whether he will be here or not. I hope we can have a new coach quickly. I feel the anticipation too because there’s too much speculation. Is it a Brazilian or a foreign coach? We are also living that phase of anxiety.”

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Ancelotti, whose Real Madrid contract runs until 2024, stated before Sunday’s Clasico loss to Barcelona that he would be content to stay with the club “for life.” Yet, there are concerns about his future at Madrid, and if he does not win a significant title this year, he may face pressure.

Los Blancos are now 12 points behind Barcelona in La Liga, behind Xavi’s team 1-0 in their Copa del Rey semifinal match, and are scheduled to play Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinals.

The Selecao are presently getting ready for their Saturday international friendly matchup versus Morocco. Coach Ramon Menezes of the under-20 squad will be in charge of the team throughout the game.

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Carney Chukwuemeka was a bright spot for Chelsea in their 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Thursday evening at Stamford Bridge, given his verdict on the loss to Man City.

The 19-year-old came on for Christian Pulisic in the first half of Chelsea’s Premier League match as the American added to Chelsea’s expanding injury list.

His low strike just before halftime was The Blues’ best chance of the game, with City goalkeeper Ederson grateful to see the effort blast against his near post.

“My heart skipped. I thought it was in,” admitted Chukwuemeka on Sky Sports following the loss. “[It was] not meant to be today. “

The teenager has yet to open his Chelsea record since joining Aston Villa in the summer, but he is hopeful that the upcoming games will present him with a chance.

“Hopefully it [his first Chelsea goal] will come in the next few games,” he added.

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Speaking on the flow of the game, Chukwuemeka believes that the performance was promising despite losing the encounter.

“We worked really hard out of possession. On the ball, we created chances and caused them some problems. We had the better first half. Couldn’t find the goal. [It’s] something to build on.”

Before the hosts fell behind in the second half, the winger came close to creating an opportunity for them. If Rodri hadn’t deflected his whipped cross from the left toward Kai Havertz, Thiago Silva might have blasted the ball home.

The summer signing knew that after he crossed the white lines, he needed to concentrate because it was the longest cameo he has played since joining the team, even though it was against a top team in a packed Stamford Bridge.

“Sometimes it can be a bit nerve-wrecking, but you have to switch on,” he mentioned when asked about coming off the bench. “I had to get my mind in the game, see how I could help the team.”

Given that Chelsea has only scored three goals in their last six games, Graham Potter might want to change up the offence.

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Brazil extended a pretty remarkable record on Monday night at the 2022 World Cup with a 4-1 victory over South Korea.

The Selecao became the first team in World Cup history to use 26 different players in a single tournament when third-choice goalkeeper Weverton replaced Alisson in the final 10 minutes.

The tournament’s previous maximum of 23 players has been increased for the first time in this edition, making it possible to use as many players as possible.

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For what was basically a dead rubber match against Cameroon on matchday three of the group stage, Brazil manager Tite chose to make nearly wholesale changes, bringing in numerous players on the periphery of his squad.

Weverton, a stopper for Palmeiras, was the last of Brazil’s 26 players to play this winter after the team chose to start backup goalkeeper Ederson last time.

Brazil has already surpassed their previous mark for the most players used during a final. The Netherlands held the last title after using their 23rd player to defeat the Selecao in the third-place play-off back in 2014. Michel Vorm was added in the final minute to complete the set.

After making it to the quarterfinals, Tite’s players will be hoping to make more history in 2022. They might meet bitter rivals Argentina in the semifinals the following week after facing Croatia on Friday.

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