. In addition, awards were given in five categories and the best November 2021 in women’s and men’s football was presented.
A scandalous choice. XI FIFA players … without the top three players
The first one was especially controversial. None of the three players nominated for the best football of the year, i.e. Alexia Putellas, Jennifer Hermoso (both) and Sam Kerr (Chelsea FC) were among the honored.
Best XI 2021: Christiane Endler (Lyon) – Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Millie Bright (Chelsea), Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea) – Estefania Banini (Atletico Madrid), Carli Lloyd, Barbara Bonansea (Juventus) – Vivianne Miedema ( Arsenal), Marta (Orlando Pride), Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC)
Such a decision is quite a controversy, especially in the context of Alexia Putellas from FC Barcelona. According to all experts, the 26-year-old Spaniard was the best player of the past year, as evidenced by numerous awards. A few weeks ago, Putellas received, a few moments after the presentation of the controversial eleven, the player also distinguished …, who also recognized her as the best female soccer player of 2021.
What’s more, any player from FC Barcelona was missing from the eleven presented at the Monday gala. Last season, the Catalan club dominated the European competition, crowning the season with a 4-0 victory over Chelsea in the women’s final. For this in the Spanish league, she scored 99 points on … 102 possible (33 wins and one defeat with the balance of goals 167: 15), and this season Barcelona won all 17 matches (balance 98: 4). As it turns out, this is not enough.
“It’s not 2015 anymore! I love them, they are amazing players who have achieved a lot, but Marta, Morgan and Lloyd should not be in this team”, “It looks like eleven decades, not a year” – we read in the comments that appeared after the announcement of eleven. This choice is really surprising, especially since the squad was chosen by FIFPro, an organization associating footballers. What’s more, it was their votes that decided the final shape of the eleven.
Source: Sport
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