FIFA FIFPro World XI
FIFPro and FIFA might cooperate, but the procedure remains the same: it’s the professional footballers who chose the World XI. FIFPro is responsible for the organization of the election.
From 2005 until 2008, FIFPro also asked the footballers to choose the Player of the Year. From 2009 on, the election for FIFPro Player of the Year has merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year and France Football’s Ballon d’Or into one grand election for the Best Footballer of the Year.
| Season | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dida (Milan) | Paolo Maldini (Milan) Alessandro Nesta (Milan) John Terry (Chelsea) Cafu (Milan) |
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) Claude Makélélé (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) |
Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) |
| 2006 | Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) | Lilian Thuram (Juventus/Barcelona) John Terry (Chelsea) Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus/Real Madrid)' Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus/Barcelona) |
Andrea Pirlo (Milan) Kaká (Milan) Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) |
Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) Thierry Henry (Arsenal) Ronaldinho (Barcelona) |
| 2007 | Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) | Alessandro Nesta (Milan) John Terry (Chelsea) Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) Kaká (Milan) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) |
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Ronaldinho (Barcelona) |
| 2008 | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | John Terry (Chelsea) Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) |
Xavi (Barcelona) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Kaká (Milan) |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) Fernando Torres (Liverpool) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| 2009 | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Dani Alves (Barcelona) John Terry (Chelsea) Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) Patrice Evra (Manchester United) |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Fernando Torres (Liverpool) |
| 2010 | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Maicon (Inter Milan) Lúcio (Inter Milan) Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) |
Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) David Villa (Valencia/Barcelona) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| 2011 | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) Dani Alves (Barcelona) |
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Xavi (Barcelona) Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) |
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
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