German champions Bayern München could effectively provide the entire eleven for world governing body FIFA's Team of the Year. There are eleven players from the German league leaders, including World Cup winners Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Philipp Lahm and Jérôme Boateng, on the 55-man shortlist for the 'FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015,' which will be announced along with the Ballon d'Or award on 11th January 2016 in Zurich.
Toni Kroos of Real Madrid and Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund also feature on the list, along with superstars Cristiano Ronaldo (Real) and Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona).
The nominees were chosen by the world players' union FIFPro and the world governing body FIFA. Almost 25,000 professionals from around 70 countries took part in the voting process. Each person selects one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three attackers.
The nominees
Goalkeepers (5): Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus), Iker Casillas (Spain/FC Porto), David De Gea (Spain/Manchester United), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid) and Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern München)
Defenders (20): David Alaba (Austria/FC Bayern München), Jordi Alba (Spain/FC Barcelona), Jérôme Boateng (Germany/FC Bayern München), Daniel Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy/Juventus), Dani Alves (Brazil/FC Barcelona), David Luiz (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain), Diego Godín (Uruguay/Atlético Madrid), Mats Hummels (Germany/Borussia Dortmund), Branislav Ivanović (Serbia/Chelsea), Vincent Kompany (Belgium/Manchester City), Philipp Lahm (Germany/FC Bayern München), Marcelo (Brazil/Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Pepe (Portugal/Real Madrid), Gerard Piqué (Spain/FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), John Terry (England/Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain) and Raphaël Varane (France/Real Madrid)
Midfielders (15): Thiago Alcântara (Spain/FC Bayern München), Xabi Alonso (Spain/FC Bayern München), Sergio Busquets (Spain/FC Barcelona), Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea), Andrés Iniesta (Spain/FC Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid), Luka Modrić (Croatia/Real Madrid), Andrea Pirlo (Italy/New York City FC), Paul Pogba (France/Juventus Turin), Ivan Rakitić (Croatia/FC Barcelona), James Rodríguez (Colombia/Real Madrid), David Silva (Spain/Manchester City),Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast/Manchester City), Marco Verratti (Italy/Paris Saint-Germain) and Arturo Vidal (Chile/FC Bayern München)
Attackers (15): Sergio Agüero (Argentina/Manchester City), Gareth Bale (Wales/Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid), Douglas Costa (Brazil/FC Bayern München), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern München), Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Thomas Müller (Germany/FC Bayern München), Neymar (Brazil/FC Barcelona), Arjen Robben (Holland/FC Bayern München), Wayne Rooney (England/Manchester United), Alexis Sánchez (Chile/Arsenal), Luis Suárez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona) and Carlos Tevez (Argentina/Boca Juniors)
