UEFA have announced the 50 nominees for the official 2017 Team of the Year. Real Madrid have the highest number of nominees, 11. With Manchester United, Juventus, Barcelona etc all coming behind. The list also features one African, which is Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The 50-man shortlist is selected by UEFA’s journalists for the best performers in European club competition, domestic competitions and international tournaments, and now UEFA.com users can vote for their favourite team online.
COMPLETE NOMINEES LIST
Goalkeepers:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), David de Gea (Manchester United), Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
Defenders:
Dani Alves (Juventus/Paris Saint-Germain), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/AC Milan), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Kamil Glik (Monaco), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Benjamin Mendy (Monaco/Manchester City), Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), Gerard Pique (FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Davinson Sanchez (Ajax/Tottenham Hotspur), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)
Midfielders:
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur), Fabinho (Monaco), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Miralem Pjanic (Juventus), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid)
Forwards:
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Neymar (FC Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Luis Suarez (FC Barcelona), Kylian Mbappe (Monaco/Paris Saint-Germain)
Madrid beat Man United to win UEFA Super Cup
Wayne Rooney equals Van Nistelrooy's European goals record.
Manchester United might have had a bad outing tonight but for Red Devils star, Wayne Rooney, it was a memorable night.
The Red Devil star who scored United’s only goal in their 2-1 defeat to Fenerbahce has equalled Ruud Van Nistelrooy as Manchester United’s all-time top scorer in UEFA competition with 38 goals.
Ozil, Bale, De Bruyne named in Champions League players of the week list.
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne have made The UEFA Champions League players of the week list.
The duo are the only EPL players to be named in the list.
Ozil’s spectacular goal in Arsenal’s 3-2 comeback win against Ludogorets is still a hot topic in football circles.
The German sent the world into a frenzy after he humiliated the keeper before netting a sensational late winner in Bulgaria. De Bruyne put up an overwhelming performance, scoring a sublime free kick as Man City beat Barcelona 3-1 at the Etihad few days ago.
Others included in the list include; Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, Monaco’s Radamel Falcao, Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain, Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale and BVB’s Adrian Ramos.
Euro 2016 Team Of The Tournament Explained
The UEFA Technical Team, led by Sir Alex Ferguson, have released a full report
on Euro 2016. They unveiled the team of the tournament and explained why they explained why each player made it to the list.
Goalkeeper – Rui Patricio (Portugal): Big saves in crucial games; good reception of
crosses; sensible build-up; good all-round goalkeeping.
crosses; sensible build-up; good all-round goalkeeping.
Right back – Joshua Kimmich (Germany): Young, positive and energetic; disciplined
defending; strong work ethic; active in attack.
defending; strong work ethic; active in attack.
Centre back – Jerome Boateng (Germany): Mature defending with strength and power;
excellent distribution with diagonal passing.
excellent distribution with diagonal passing.
Centre back – Pepe (Portugal): The main man in the Portugal defence; experienced
and efficient with leadership qualities.
and efficient with leadership qualities.
Left back – Raphael Guerrero (Portugal): Technique, pace 1v1 skills, defensive covering,
passing, good temperament & attitude.
passing, good temperament & attitude.
Central midfielder – Toni Kroos (Germany): Experienced, influential player; control, full
range of passes, long range shooting.
range of passes, long range shooting.
Central midfielder – Joe Allen (Wales): Prototype midfielder; active; consistent; able to
control tempo and develop attacking moves.
control tempo and develop attacking moves.
Attacking midfielder – Antoine Griezmann (France): Creative, fluent movement across attack, finding
blind sides around the box; killer instinct inside the box.
blind sides around the box; killer instinct inside the box.
Attacking midfielder – Aaron Ramsey (Wales): Fantastic reading of game, coverage of ground and
timing of runs; top-quality passing and finishing.
timing of runs; top-quality passing and finishing.
Attacking midfielder – Dimitri Payet (France): Exceptional technique; drifting off line to
shooting positions; excellent set-play deliveries; key performer.
shooting positions; excellent set-play deliveries; key performer.
Centre forward – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): Great finisher; exceptional heading ability; one
of the tournament’s most dangerous attackers.
of the tournament’s most dangerous attackers.
Meet Champions League team of the group stage
A bit confused about how they ‘arrived at this selection of players’? Well, UEFA picked its team of the group stage by featuring a goalkeeper who was beaten once, a midfielder who got five goals and the competition’s all-time top scorer.
Here they are
GoalKeeper: Kevin Trapp (Paris)Defender: Andrea Barzagli (Juventus)Defender: Thiago Silva (Paris)Defender: Diego Godín (Atlético)Defender: David Alaba (Bayern)Midfielder: Sven Kums (Gent)Midfielder: Willian (Chelsea)Midfielder: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)ForwardW: Thomas Müller (Bayern)Forward: Hulk (Zenit)Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich dominate UEFA Team Of The Year nominees list.
UEFA has unveiled the nominees
for the 2015 edition of the Team of the Year award. A total of 20 players from Barcelona,
Bayern Munich and Juventus made the shortlist. Barcelona lead the pack with eight
candidates — Gerard Pique, Dani Alves,
Javier Mascherano, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and
Neymar.
for the 2015 edition of the Team of the Year award. A total of 20 players from Barcelona,
Bayern Munich and Juventus made the shortlist. Barcelona lead the pack with eight
candidates — Gerard Pique, Dani Alves,
Javier Mascherano, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and
Neymar.
Juventus have six Paul Pogba, Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo
Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Claudio Marchisio, Alvaro Morata.
Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Claudio Marchisio, Alvaro Morata.
Bayern: Arturo Vidal, Manuel Neuer, David Alaba,
Jerome Boateng, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller.
4 representatives of the Real
Madrid squad in the 40-man list include Cristiano
Ronaldo Sergio Ramos, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale. 5 Premier League
players were also featured in the list Chelsea’s
Eden Hazard, Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, and Manchester City trio Joe Hart, Kevin
De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero.
Madrid squad in the 40-man list include Cristiano
Ronaldo Sergio Ramos, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale. 5 Premier League
players were also featured in the list Chelsea’s
Eden Hazard, Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez, and Manchester City trio Joe Hart, Kevin
De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero.
UEFA Team of the Year nominees list:
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Denys Boyko (Dnipro)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Denys Boyko (Dnipro)
David Alaba (Bayern
Munich)
David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain)
Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg)
Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
Munich)
David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain)
Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg)
Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
Midfielders
Kevin De Bruyne
(Manchester City)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)
Yevhen Konoplyanka (Sevilla)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen)
Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)
Paul Pogba (Juventus)
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Claudio Marchisio (Juventus)
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
(Manchester City)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)
Yevhen Konoplyanka (Sevilla)
Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen)
Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)
Paul Pogba (Juventus)
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Claudio Marchisio (Juventus)
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real
Madrid)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Neymar (Barcelona)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Alvaro Morata (Juventus)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Madrid)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Neymar (Barcelona)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Alvaro Morata (Juventus)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Barcelona, Juventus players dominate UEFA’s Best Player in Europe Award list
Spanish giants, Barcelona FC and Champions League finalist, Juventus FC have dominated the 2014/2015 UEFA’s Best Player in Europe Award list. Journalists from UEFA’s 54 member countries were asked to name their top five players from the last season.
A 35-man list came up, then it was whittled down to 10. 8 players from Barcelona and Juventus made the 10-man shortlist.
Nominees
1) Lionel Messi
2) Neymar
3) Luis Suarez
4) Cristiano Ronaldo
5) Gianluigi Buffon
6) Paul Pogba
7) Andrea Pirlo
8) Carlos Tevez
9) Arturo Vidal
10) Cristiano Ronaldo
A three-man shortlist will be announced on Aug12, 2015. The UEFA panel of journalists will pick the winner at the Champions League groups draw on August 27 in Monaco.
Pep Guardiola could be fined by UEFA for wearing a 'campaign' tshirt.
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola could be fined by UEFA for wearing a t-shirt that supported a campaign to investigate the death of a journalist at last year’s World Cup.
The former Barcelona manager donned the shirt with the inscription “Justica para
Topo” to a Champions League news conference held ahead of Bayern’s quarterfinals, second-leg match against Porto on Monday.
UEFA said the T-shirt was “political, offensive or provocative” adding that it prohibit the use of “sporting events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature”. The case will be dealt with on May 21.
Thought it ended with Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration charge.
Lionel Messi snubbed as UEFA announces shortlist for the 2013/2014 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award
UEFA has announced three-man shortlist for the 2013/2014 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and surprisingly (or not), Barcelona playmaker, Lionel Messi is not included in the list. Shortlisted players include Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bayern Munich duo Arjen Robben and Manuel Neuer.
The outright winner will be decided by a live vote in Monaco on 28 August during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw. The winner will be announced in Monaco on August 28.