Many fans will be excited by the prospect of Tottenham star Harry Kane lining up alongside Ronaldo at Real Madrid after another sensational year for club and country and would be a reasonable option, but so too might Premier League rivals Sergio Aguero, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku. However, most football fans would require some deep thought to narrow the list of possible forwards down to three, while many will find it tough to overlook Barcelona's main man Lionel Messi too. Cesar Azpilicueta, Kyle Walker, Joshua Kimmich and Filipe Luis all up for the role, while left-back is not much easier as Marcelo, Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba, David Alaba and Alex Sandro among the nominees.Īs for the team's centre-back pairing, voters have a tough choice narrowing it down to two, as the choice includes stars such as Juve's reliable star Leonardo Bonucci, La Liga stars Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique and Diego Godin and Tottenham hero Jan Vertonghen among others.įull list of defenders: David Alaba, Jordi Alba, Marcos Alonso, Dani Alves, Cesar Azpilicueta, Leonardo Bonucci, Dani Carvajal, Diego Godin, Joshua Kimmich, Kalidou Koulibaly, Filipe Luis, David Luiz, Marcelo, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Alex Sandro, Thiago Silva, Antonio Valencia, Jan Vertonghen, Kyle WalkerįIFA Team of the Year Midfielder nomineesĪfter winning a fifth Ballon d'Or in his career and winning FIFA's Best Player award once again, Cristiano Ronaldo will be the star of most people's dream XI for 2017. The right-back position is difficult enough to narrow down, with the likes of Dani Alves, Dani Carvajal.
Voters also have a tough choice picking each of their defenders, with a wealth of quality players making the list this year.