Team
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich and Germany)
- Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain)
- Thiago Silva (Paris St Germain and Brazil)
- Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich and Germany)
- David Alaba (Bayern Munich and Austria)
- Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund and Germany)
- Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid/Arsenal and Germany)
- Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur/Real Madrid and Wales)
- Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich and France)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain and Sweden)
Lionel Messi, who lost his World Player of the Year crown to Cristiano Ronaldo this week, has failed to make the Team of the Year picked by users of European soccer governing body UEFA's website.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo were picked as forwards in the team which was dominated by players from the Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil was the only current Premier League player to make the line-up and there were none at all from Italy's Serie A.
Note
UEFA announce the candidates for the 2013 Team of the Year (not one English player included)
UEFA has announce their candidates for selection for the 2013 team of the year, but the nominees available lack a single Englishman.A full list of the 40 beat players in Europe, according to UEFA are as follows
GOALKEEPERS - Petr Cech, Thibaut Courtois, David de Gea, Manuel Neuer
MIDFIELDERS - Gareth Bale, Ilkay Gundogan, Isco, Paul Pogba, Mesut Ozil, Menaja Matic, Blaise Matuidi, Marco Reus, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Yaya Toure
STRIKERS - Sergio Aguero, Edinson Cavani, Diego Costa, Falcao, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski, Mario Mandzukic, Jackson Martinez, Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robin van Persie
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