TEN Premier League players have made this year’s 23-man FIFA FIFPRO World XI shortlist, but there is no place for Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool’s Alisson Becker is included along with Trent Alexander-Arnold – the only English player named – but there is no place for club team-mate Salah despite his impressive form in 2021.
Chelsea lead the way in terms of Premier League representation with four players in Edouard Mendy, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante and Romelu Lukaku.
Manchester United are represented by Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes, while Manchester City duo Ruben Dias and Kevin De Bruyne make up the Premier League contingent.
Paris Saint-Germain trio Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are named along with team-mate Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Barcelona also have four players on the shortlist in Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Jordi Alba and Dani Alves.
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, and Real Madrid
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