The Uefa.com team of the year has been announced. Over 4.5 million votes were cast in selecting the Uefa.com user’s Team of the Year 2011. The end product is another XI that is packed predominantly with Spain-based talent.
Uefa.com users’ Team of the Year 2011:
Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF & Spain)
Rightback: Daniel Alves (Barcelona & Brazil)
Centre-back: Gerard Piqué (Barcelona & Spain)
Centre-back: Thiago Silva (AC Milan & Brazil)
Left-back: Marcelo (Real Madrid & Brazil)
Right midfield: Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich & Netherlands)
Centre midfield: Xavi Hernández (Barcelona & Spain)
Attacking midfield: Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona & Spain)
Left midfield: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur FC & Wales)
Forward: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal).
Coach: Josep Guardiola (Barcelona)
Just as last year, eight Spanish La Liga players feature in the Team of the Year and not surprisingly Barcelona, the reigning European champions, lead the way with five players. Another three players come from Real Madrid.
The Barcelona players in this dream team are defenders Alves and Piqué, midfielders Xavi and Iniesta, and forward Messi. As the player voted team captain by Uefa.com users, Xavi – who was also the man to receive most individual votes – will be the recipient of a €100 000 cheque from Uefa which he will donate to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Goalkeeper Casillas heads the Real Madrid contingent and, like club-mate Ronaldo, appears in the side for the fifth year running. Ronaldo, chosen alongside Messi as a forward in this fantasy XI, previously figured as a right midfielder in past editions and his six appearances overall is a total matched only by Carles Puyol, the Barcelona defender. By contrast, the third Madrid player picked, defender Marcelo, makes the cut for the first time.
The three remaining places are taken by three other first-timers from three different leagues: Milan centre-back Silva, Bayern wide man Robben – deployed in right midfield – and on the opposite flank, Tottenham’s Bale. Bale is the first Spurs player to appear in a Team of the Year and the first Welshman. With his inclusion, Wales becomes the 19th country represented in the 11 years of the Uefa.com users' poll.
There are no surprises about the identity of the man elected to oversee this team of many talents, Barcelona coach Guardiola, who repeats his nomination of two years ago. He collected five trophies with the Azulgrana in 2011 and now has 13 from three and a half years at the Camp Nou helm.
Previous Uefa.com users' Teams of the Year:
2010
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Maicon (Internazionale Milano), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Ashley Cole (Chelsea); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Wesley Sneijder (Internazionale Milano), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), David Villa (Valencia/Barcelona). José Mourinho (Internazionale Milano/Real Madrid)
2009
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Daniel Alves (Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Patrice Evra (Manchester United); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Kaká (AC Milan/Real Madrid), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Internazionale Milano/FC Barcelona). Josep Guardiola (Barcelona)
2008
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), John Terry (Chelsea), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Philipp Lahm (Bayern München); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal), Franck Ribéry (Bayern München); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Fernando Torres (Liverpool). Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
2007
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), John Terry (Chelsea), Eric Abidal (Olympique Lyonnais/Barcelona); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Kaká (AC Milan), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan); Zlatan Ibrahimović (Internazionale Milano), Didier Drogba (Chelsea). Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
2006
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus); Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Philipp Lahm (Bayern München); Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal), Kaká (AC Milan), Ronaldinho (Barcelona); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona).
Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona)
2005
Petr Čech (Chelsea); Cafu (AC Milan), John Terry (Chelsea), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan); Luis García (Liverpool), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus); Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan). José Mourinho (Chelsea)
2004:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus); Cafu (AC Milan), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelseal), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Ashley Cole (Arsenal); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Maniche (FC Porto), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan).
José Mourinho (Chelsea)
2003
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus); Paulo Ferreira (FC Porto), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid); Luís Figo (Real Madrid), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United).
José Mourinho (FC Porto)
2002
Rüstu Reçber (Fenerbahçe); Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Cristian Chivu (Ajax), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid); Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Michael Ballack (Bayern München), Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid), Damien Duff (Blackburn Rovers); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
Senol Günes (Turkey)
2001
Santiago Cañizares (Valencia), Cosmin Contra (Deportivo Alavés/AC Milan), Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool), Patrik Andersson (Bayern München/Barcelona), Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern München); David Beckham (Manchester United), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Zinédine Zidane (Juventus/Real Madrid), Kily González (Valencia); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), David Trezeguet (Juventus).
Gérard Houllier (Liverpool)
Source: Uefa.com
Uefa.com users’ Team of the Year 2011:
Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF & Spain)
Rightback: Daniel Alves (Barcelona & Brazil)
Centre-back: Gerard Piqué (Barcelona & Spain)
Centre-back: Thiago Silva (AC Milan & Brazil)
Left-back: Marcelo (Real Madrid & Brazil)
Right midfield: Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich & Netherlands)
Centre midfield: Xavi Hernández (Barcelona & Spain)
Attacking midfield: Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona & Spain)
Left midfield: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur FC & Wales)
Forward: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal).
Coach: Josep Guardiola (Barcelona)
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| Barcelona players dominate 2011 list |
The Barcelona players in this dream team are defenders Alves and Piqué, midfielders Xavi and Iniesta, and forward Messi. As the player voted team captain by Uefa.com users, Xavi – who was also the man to receive most individual votes – will be the recipient of a €100 000 cheque from Uefa which he will donate to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Goalkeeper Casillas heads the Real Madrid contingent and, like club-mate Ronaldo, appears in the side for the fifth year running. Ronaldo, chosen alongside Messi as a forward in this fantasy XI, previously figured as a right midfielder in past editions and his six appearances overall is a total matched only by Carles Puyol, the Barcelona defender. By contrast, the third Madrid player picked, defender Marcelo, makes the cut for the first time.
The three remaining places are taken by three other first-timers from three different leagues: Milan centre-back Silva, Bayern wide man Robben – deployed in right midfield – and on the opposite flank, Tottenham’s Bale. Bale is the first Spurs player to appear in a Team of the Year and the first Welshman. With his inclusion, Wales becomes the 19th country represented in the 11 years of the Uefa.com users' poll.
There are no surprises about the identity of the man elected to oversee this team of many talents, Barcelona coach Guardiola, who repeats his nomination of two years ago. He collected five trophies with the Azulgrana in 2011 and now has 13 from three and a half years at the Camp Nou helm.
Previous Uefa.com users' Teams of the Year:
2010
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Maicon (Internazionale Milano), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Ashley Cole (Chelsea); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Wesley Sneijder (Internazionale Milano), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), David Villa (Valencia/Barcelona). José Mourinho (Internazionale Milano/Real Madrid)
2009
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Daniel Alves (Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Patrice Evra (Manchester United); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Kaká (AC Milan/Real Madrid), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Internazionale Milano/FC Barcelona). Josep Guardiola (Barcelona)
2008
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), John Terry (Chelsea), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Philipp Lahm (Bayern München); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal), Franck Ribéry (Bayern München); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Fernando Torres (Liverpool). Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
2007
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid); Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), John Terry (Chelsea), Eric Abidal (Olympique Lyonnais/Barcelona); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Kaká (AC Milan), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan); Zlatan Ibrahimović (Internazionale Milano), Didier Drogba (Chelsea). Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
2006
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus); Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Philipp Lahm (Bayern München); Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal), Kaká (AC Milan), Ronaldinho (Barcelona); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona).
Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona)
2005
Petr Čech (Chelsea); Cafu (AC Milan), John Terry (Chelsea), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan); Luis García (Liverpool), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus); Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan). José Mourinho (Chelsea)
2004:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus); Cafu (AC Milan), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelseal), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Ashley Cole (Arsenal); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Maniche (FC Porto), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan).
José Mourinho (Chelsea)
2003
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus); Paulo Ferreira (FC Porto), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid); Luís Figo (Real Madrid), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United).
José Mourinho (FC Porto)
2002
Rüstu Reçber (Fenerbahçe); Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Cristian Chivu (Ajax), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid); Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Michael Ballack (Bayern München), Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid), Damien Duff (Blackburn Rovers); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
Senol Günes (Turkey)
2001
Santiago Cañizares (Valencia), Cosmin Contra (Deportivo Alavés/AC Milan), Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool), Patrik Andersson (Bayern München/Barcelona), Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern München); David Beckham (Manchester United), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Zinédine Zidane (Juventus/Real Madrid), Kily González (Valencia); Thierry Henry (Arsenal), David Trezeguet (Juventus).
Gérard Houllier (Liverpool)
Source: Uefa.com
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