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Manchester City's Hart, Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva & Aguero nominated for Uefa Team of the Year 2011
Mancini's side have the most current English top flight representatives in the shortlist, while United coach Ferguson and Chelsea's Villas-Boas are nominated for team manager
5 Dec 2011 23:23:00
By Livio Caferoglu
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Manchester City are the most represented Premier League team in the Uefa Team of the Year 2011 nominations.
Uefa announced the 55 candidates in with a chance to feature in the Team of the Year on Monday night, and it was Roberto Mancini's side who were most popular.
Goalkeeper Joe Hart was joined by team-mates Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Sergio Aguero.
Rivals Manchester United have four on the list in Nemanja Vidic, Ashley Young, Nani and Chicharito, while former Old Trafford goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is named, although he retired from the game in the summer.
There were plenty of other Premier League names present as Chelsea have Ashley Cole nominated while Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, Gervinho and Robin van Persie were named also.
Unsurprisingly, Barcelona lead the way with eight nominees, which include Victor Valdes, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Eric Abidal, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Lionel Messi and coach Pep Guardiola - all whom contributed to their league and European success last season.
However, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who won the Copa del Rey in the previous campaign, and AC Milan's Massimiliano Allegri, who lifted the Serie A title in 2010-11 have been omitted from the candidates.
A maximum of five players have been chosen in each position, as the final line-up will be revealed on January 18, 2012. Fans must vote for a single player in each category.
The 55 players are as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Edwin van der Sar (Retired)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Victor Valdes (Barcelona)
Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Right-backs:
Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)
Christian Maggio (Napoli)
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Maxi Pereira (Benfica)
Centre-backs:
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
Thiago Silva (AC Milan)
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow)
Benedikt Howedes (Schalke)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)
Rolando (Porto)
Adil Rami (Valencia)
Left-backs:
Eric Abidal (Barcelona)
Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid)
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Alvaro Pereira (Porto)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Right midfielders:
Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund)
Gervinho (Arsenal)
Nani (Manchester United)
Central midfielders:
Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
Xavi (Barcelona)
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Joao Moutinho (Porto)
Luka Modric (Tottenham)
Attacking midfielders:
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid)
David Silva (Manchester City)
Marek Hamsik (Napoli)
Wesley Sneijder (Inter)
Left wingers:
Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
Eden Hazard (Lille)
Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid)
Juan Mata (Chelsea)
Ashley Young (Manchester United)
Forwards:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Hulk (Porto)
Javier Hernandez (Manchester United)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich)
Edinson Cavani (Naples)
Antonio Di Natale (Udinese)
Coaches:
Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
Andre Villas-Boas (Chelsea)
Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund)
Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
Rudi Garcia (Lille)
Uefa announced the 55 candidates in with a chance to feature in the Team of the Year on Monday night, and it was Roberto Mancini's side who were most popular.
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Goalkeeper Joe Hart was joined by team-mates Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Sergio Aguero.
Rivals Manchester United have four on the list in Nemanja Vidic, Ashley Young, Nani and Chicharito, while former Old Trafford goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is named, although he retired from the game in the summer.
There were plenty of other Premier League names present as Chelsea have Ashley Cole nominated while Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, Gervinho and Robin van Persie were named also.
Unsurprisingly, Barcelona lead the way with eight nominees, which include Victor Valdes, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Eric Abidal, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Lionel Messi and coach Pep Guardiola - all whom contributed to their league and European success last season.
However, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who won the Copa del Rey in the previous campaign, and AC Milan's Massimiliano Allegri, who lifted the Serie A title in 2010-11 have been omitted from the candidates.
A maximum of five players have been chosen in each position, as the final line-up will be revealed on January 18, 2012. Fans must vote for a single player in each category.
The 55 players are as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Edwin van der Sar (Retired)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Victor Valdes (Barcelona)
Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Right-backs:
Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)
Christian Maggio (Napoli)
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Maxi Pereira (Benfica)
Centre-backs:
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
Thiago Silva (AC Milan)
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow)
Benedikt Howedes (Schalke)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)
Rolando (Porto)
Adil Rami (Valencia)
Left-backs:
Eric Abidal (Barcelona)
Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid)
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Alvaro Pereira (Porto)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Right midfielders:
Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund)
Gervinho (Arsenal)
Nani (Manchester United)
Central midfielders:
Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
Xavi (Barcelona)
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Joao Moutinho (Porto)
Luka Modric (Tottenham)
Attacking midfielders:
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid)
David Silva (Manchester City)
Marek Hamsik (Napoli)
Wesley Sneijder (Inter)
Left wingers:
Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
Eden Hazard (Lille)
Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid)
Juan Mata (Chelsea)
Ashley Young (Manchester United)
Forwards:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Hulk (Porto)
Javier Hernandez (Manchester United)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich)
Edinson Cavani (Naples)
Antonio Di Natale (Udinese)
Coaches:
Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
Andre Villas-Boas (Chelsea)
Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund)
Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)
Rudi Garcia (Lille)
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