No Brazilians as PSG dominate, Fifpro reveal last season’s best XI | OneFootball

The international football players' union, Fifpro, revealed on Tuesday the list of athletes chosen to make up the 2024/2025 season team, with names like Jude Bellingham, Pedri, and Ousmane Dembélé.

Showing their dominance last season, five Paris Saint-Germain players were chosen, including goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who transferred to Manchester City in September this year.

Brazilians Raphinha and Marquinhos were nominated but were not selected for the final list. In total, there were 26 contenders in each category. To be eligible, athletes had to have played at least 30 official matches between July 2024 and July 2025.

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At just 18 years old, Lamine Yamal made history by being the youngest player ever selected for the award. The previous record was held by Kylian Mbappé, at 19 years old.

The Fifpro World 11 is the only global football award decided entirely by professional players. More than 20,000 professionals from 68 countries voted to choose the team of the year.

See the full list of selected players:

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) – Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City

Defenders: Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – Liverpool / Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) – Paris Saint-Germain / Nuno Mendes (Portugal) – Paris Saint-Germain

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (England) – Real Madrid / Cole Palmer (England) – Chelsea / Pedri (Spain) – Barcelona / Vitinha (Portugal) – Paris Saint-Germain

Forwards: Ousmane Dembélé (France) – Paris Saint-Germain / Kylian Mbappé (France) – Real Madrid / Lamine Yamal (Spain) – Barcelona

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