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Messi, Ronaldo headline FIFPro World 11 for 11th consecutive year

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have taken their place on the FIFPro World 11 for the 11th year running.

Messi was the leading vote-getter in the team that was selected by 26,622 players from 71 countries in a vote organized by FIFPro, the world’s player union.

Ronaldo was among five Real Madrid players named to the side, as the Blancos unsurprisingly dominated the team after winning La Liga and the Champions League in 2016-17.

This year's FIFPro World 11 contains eight of the same players who featured in last year's side, with Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci and Neymar the new additions replacing Manuel Neuer, Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez.