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The FIFPRO Men: The build-up to the 2024 FIFPRO Men’s World 11 has taken a significant step with the reveal of the 26 finalists which will be revealed on Monday (December 9). The World 11 is the only global football award decided exclusively by professional footballers and over 21,000 men’s footballers from 70 countries have voted for their team of the year.

The FIFPRO Men’s World 11 finalists are the 26 men’s football players who received the most votes from their peers for their performances between August 21 2023 to July 14 2024 inclusive and the criteria further states players must have appeared in at least 30 official matches during that period to be eligible.

In a surprise turn, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were named in the 26-man shortlist. Alongside, both Real Madrid and Manchester City are the most featured clubs on the list with both teams having eight players featured in the list, including Kylian Mbappe and Cole Palmer as both players played for other clubs during the time frame.