Thirteen Real Madrid players were named in the 55-man shortlist that will be whittled down to become the FIFA FIFPro World 11 in October.

The lineup will include one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders, and three attackers, and is intended to reward those who were best in their position during the 2016-17 campaign.

Twenty-five thousand professional footballers named their preferred XI, and the 55 most popular names in their respective roles have been revealed. The final World 11 will be revealed at the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on Oct. 23.

Last year’s lineup was: Manuel Neuer; Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Andres Iniesta, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo. All of those players are in contention to be selected in this year’s edition.

Here is the 55-man shortlist in full:

Goalkeepers

• Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
• David de Gea (Manchester United)
• Keylor Navas (Real Madrid)
• Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
• Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)

Defenders

• David Alaba (Bayern Munich)
• Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
• Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)
• Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/AC Milan)
• Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
• Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
• Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
• Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich)
• Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich/retired)
• David Luiz (Chelsea)
• Marcelo (Real Madrid)
• Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
• Pepe (Real Madrid/Besiktas)
• Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
• Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
• Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona)
• Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)
• Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)

Midfielders

• Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
• Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
• Casemiro (Real Madrid)
• Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
• Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
• Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
• Isco (Real Madrid)
• N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
• Nemanja Matic (Chelsea/Manchester United)
• Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
• Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)
• Paul Pogba (Manchester United)
• Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)

Forwards

• Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
• Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain)
• Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
• Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)
• Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
• Romelu Lukaku (Everton/Manchester United)
• Kylian Mbappe (Monaco/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
• Neymar (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
• Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
• Luis Suarez (Barcelona)

The shortlist featuring football’s most promising young stars vying to win the 2017 Golden Boy award was revealed Tuesday, with prodigies Kylian Mbappe, Christian Pulisic, and Ousmane Dembele highlighting the group.

The award crowns Europe’s most impressive player under the age of 21, with the contenders expected to dominate the sport for the next decade.

Winners are voted on by a panel of 30 journalists selected by Italian newspaper Tuttosport. Renato Sanches claimed the prize in 2016, but the Portuguese international isn’t in contention this year, presumably due to a lackluster season with Bayern Munich.

Instead, budding stars such as Gianluigi Donnarumma, Gabriel Jesus, and Marcus Rashford will attempt to become the latest to win the honour since its inception in 2003.

Other previous winners include Paul Pogba, Isco, Lionel Messi, and Wayne Rooney.

Full list of nominees:

Aaron Martin (Espanyol), Jean-Kévin Augustin (RB Leipzig), Rodrigo Bentacur, (Juventus), Steven Bergwijn (PSV Eindhoven), Dominic Calvert-Lewin, (Everton), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Amadou Diawara (Napoli), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Benjamin Henrichs (Bayer Leverkusen), Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) Emre Mor (Celta Vigo) Reece Oxford (Borussia Monchengladbach), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Allan Saint-Maximim (Nice) Dominic Solanke (Liverpool) Theo Hernandez (Real Madrid) Youri Tielemans (Monaco) Enes Unal (Villarreal), Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham).

Feyenoord Rotterdam’s fans won’t be crossing Europe.

On Monday, Feyenoord received a copy of a document issued to SSC Napoli by the Prefetto della Provincia di Napoli, confirming “no Dutch fans will be welcome in Stadio San Paolo” for the Champions League game between the two clubs on Sept. 26.

“It is much to Feyenoord’s regret that coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side will not benefit from the support of the club’s fans in the second Champions League Group F match,” Feyenoord said. “In response to the decision of the Italian authorities, the club has decided not to organise a trip for the Feyenoord Business Club. The squad will be accompanied by no more than a small group of officials.”

In 2015, before a Europa League match between Feyenoord and AS Roma in Rome, 23 of the Dutch club’s supporters – 6,500 of whom were thought to have descended upon Italy’s capital – were arrested, and 19 were charged. Drunk fans caused damage to buildings and hurled bottles at riot police. The return leg in the Netherlands was then overshadowed by crowd trouble and included an apparent incident of racism, as the game was suspended when an inflatable banana was thrown on the pitch.

The good, the good, and the ugly.

Three Premier League clubs took the pitch as part of Wednesday’s Champions League agenda, and, while two of them manufactured strong performances, it was the same old story for the other.

Liverpool rues missed chances once again

Liverpool entered the interval with a 2-1 lead over Sevilla, but, as if something was in the air at Anfield, it just felt like one of those games where the Reds would succumb to an equaliser and regret squandering first-half opportunities.

Sure enough, Sevilla found an equaliser out of nothing. After nobody bothered to challenge Luis Muriel in the 72nd minute, the Colombian forward flicked the ball towards Joaquin Correa, who, unmarked, slotted it past Simon Mignolet. It was deja vu for Reds supporters, whose minds instantly hit rewind in order to reminisce over Roberto Firmino’s failure to convert a penalty kick.

But it would unfair to single out Firmino’s miss. Liverpool was lively in attack throughout the majority of the game and outshot Sevilla 11-2 in shots off target and 7-3 in shots on target. When your defence is about as stable as four drunk giraffes standing atop of one another, you can’t afford to be wasteful.

Just like the first matchday of the Premier League, when Liverpool conceded a 93rd-minute equaliser at Watford, a combination of missed chances and awful defending cost the Reds two points. This time, however, it happened on home soil.

Manchester City can absolutely dream of European success

Don’t listen to Pep Guardiola. Before Manchester City’s invasion of Feyenoord Rotterdam, the Catalan manager said: “I don’t know now if we’re able to compete for the titles because we’re in the process of growing. We are not dreaming.” Perhaps he was being humble. Perhaps he was setting himself up for the possibility of failure. Either way, the Citizens can dream of conquering Europe.

City was nothing short of excellent at Feyenoord. The Citizens, who reportedly spent £220.5 million during the summer transfer window, showed what money can buy with a 4-0 victory. They required all of two minutes to open the scoring, as John Stones tallied his first of two goals, and, by the final whistle, they had equalled their biggest-ever win in the Champions League.

The result will also do wonders for City’s confidence on the road. The Citizens had won none of their last six away games in the Champions League, allowing 14 goals in the process.

City will inevitably come across tougher obstacles, but, until that happens, its supporters can set the bar as high as they want.

Tottenham should feel good about playing at Wembley Stadium

Entering Tottenham Hotspur’s match versus Borussia Dortmund, Spurs had yet to tally three points at Wembley Stadium, falling to Chelsea and earning a draw against Burnley after a season in which they struggled to adjust to playing at the iconic ground. But any suggestions of a prolonged curse can be confined to the Premier League.

Tottenham was worth three points in its 3-1 triumph over Dortmund. Although Der BVB outplayed Spurs at certain times in the first half, the English club was ultimately the better team at Wembley and even had luck going in its favour, as the visitor had two goals disallowed – one by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and another by Christian Pulisic.

Harry Kane was as efficient as ever, scoring two goals with his left foot. In a group that also boasts Real Madrid, the English striker will be relied upon for advancing to the knockout phase.

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