Five from La Liga in Team of the Year
Almost half FIFA's Team of the Year was made up of players from La Liga. Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos and Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, then Andrés Iniesta and Leo Messi from Barcelona were the representatives of the Spanish league, in the team completed by Neuer, Lahm, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Di María and Robben.
La Liga was the dominating force in the team, with the Bundesliga contributing three footballers, all from Bayern, France's Ligue 1 with two - David Luis and Thiago Silva, and the Premier League had one thanks to the presence of Ángel Di María.
In terms of countries, Germany enjoys the largest representation with three players (Neuer, Lahm and Kroos), followed by Argentina, Brasil and Spain with two, and Portugal and the Netherlands with one.
The most obvious abscence is Atlético de Madrid, the Champions League runners-up and La Liga winners, who were unable to get any of their candidates amongst the eleven. Players like Godín and Miranda were added to other notable absences such as Modric or Zlatan
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