A total of 40 footballers, have been nominated for the 2014 UEFA Team of the Year.
The shortlist includes obvious names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale.
Seven players from the Premier League make the cut. They are: Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Thibaut Courtois and Diego Costa (Chelsea) and Angel Di Maria (Manchester United).
Fans can cast their vote for the players on a poll conducted on UEFA’s website. Voting will close on January 6 and the team will be announced shortly after the New Year.
UEFA Team of the Year nominees
Goalkeepers: Beto (Sevilla), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Defenders: David Alaba, Medhi Benatia, Jerome Boateng (all Bayern), Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), Ezequiel Garay (Zenit), Diego Godín (Atletico Madrid), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Miranda (Atletico Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich), Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid), Angel di Maria (Manchester United), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich), Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
Forwards: Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Diego Costa (Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Jonatan Soriano (Red Bull Salzburg), Carlos Tevez (Juventus).
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