The 26 candidates for the best XI of 2022, according to FIFPro, the world organisation that represents footballers, was revealed on Monday. Among the nominees are three Barcelona players: Pedri, Gavi and Robert Lewandowski.
The nominees also include Leo Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Cristiano Ronaldo and up-and-comers Bellingham and Gvardiol, among others. And Madrid's Benzema, Modric, Courtois and Valverde.
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Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
Defenders: João Cancelo (Manchester City/Bayern Múnich), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Múnich), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Achraf Hakimi (París Saint-Germain), Theo Hernández (AC Milan), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea/Real Madrid) & Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Casemiro (Real Madrid/Manchester United), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Enzo Fernández (River Plate/Benfica/Chelsea), Gavi (Barcelona), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Pedri (Barcelona) & Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Múnich/Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (París Saint-Germain), Lionel Messi (París Saint-Germain), Neymar (París Saint-Germain) & Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Al Nassr).