The football equivalent of the Oscars swept into London on Tuesday as the first ever FIFpro awards were announced in front of renowned stars from the worlds of sport, music, screen and even our very own Marc Duffy (but the legality of how the ticket was gain is still under suspicion!)
Over 38,000 players from 40 countries representing FIFpro were involved in voting, with 55 players short listed in the end. After a night of great entertainment, including awards for Ronaldinho (world player of year), Wayne Rooney (young player of the year) and Cristiano Ronaldo (young player เว็บตรงทางเข้า ufabet of the year as voted by fans) the World XI was announced as:
GK: NELSON DIDA (Brazil/AC Milan
DF: CAFU (Brazil/AC Milan
DF: ALESSANDRO NESTA (Italy/AC Milan
DF: JOHN TERRY (England/Chelsea)
DF: PAOLO MALDINI (Italy/AC Milan
MF: RONALDINHO (Brazil/Barcelona
MF: FRANK LAMPARD (England/Chelsea)
MF: CLAUDE MAKELELE (France/Chelsea)
MF: ZINEDINE ZIDANE (France/Chelsea
FC: SAMUEL ETO’O (Cameroon/Barcelona)
FC: ANDREI SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine/AC Milan
But really do we care about the ‘official’ team? A team that has that has 5 players over 30, with a combined age of 168? A team with a certain Zinedine Zidane, who in truth, had an ordinary season for Real Madrid? Of course we don’t because there’s only one ‘official’ team that matters and that’s the Bootroom XI, voted by you, the SI public. So without further ado in association with Sports Interactive The Bootroom proudly presents YOUR World XI.
Note: The players in each position have been listed in ascending order i.e. Terry was the most voted for defender