Nwosu Chizoba David
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has failed to make the 23-strong squad that will be whittled down to the Fifa Fifpro Men’s World 11 for 2021.
The award, which started in 2009, sees professional footballers from around the world asked to nominate their three outstanding players in each of four categories: goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and striker. This year’s poll collected nearly 19,000 votes from 69 different countries.
Salah has scored 36 goals for Liverpool in this calendar year so far.
Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker (Brazil/Liverpool FC), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy/AC Milan/Paris Saint-Germain), Edouard Mendy (Senegal/Chelsea FC)
Defenders: David Alaba (Austria/FC Bayern München/Real Madrid CF), Jordi Alba (Spain/FC Barcelona), Trent Alexander-Arnold (England/Liverpool FC), Dani Alves (Brazil/São Paulo FC/FC Barcelona), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy/Juventus FC), Rúben Dias (Portugal/Manchester City FC)
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Spain/FC Barcelona), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City FC), Bruno Fernandes (Portugal/Manchester United FC), Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands/FC Barcelona), Jorginho (Italy/Chelsea FC), N’Golo Kante (France/Chelsea FC)
Forwards: Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid CF), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus FC/Manchester United FC), Erling Haaland (Norway/ BV Borussia 09 Dortmund), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern München), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium/FC Internazionale Milano/Chelsea FC), Kylian Mbappé (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain), Neymar (Brazil/Paris Saint-Germain)
