Neymar leads the shortlist of nominations for the forward positions in FIFPro’s World XI alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The Santos sensation is the sole Brazilian representative on a star studded lineup consisting of the great and good of world football.
Fellow South Americans, Sergio Aguero, Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez and Radamel Falcao also feature on the list.
Premier League marksmen Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Mario Balotelli are also nominated alongside former Chelsea targetman Didier Drogba.
Nominations:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal and Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Argentina and Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Argentina and Manchester City), Mario Balotelli (Italy and Manchester City), Karim Benzema (France and Real Madrid), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay and Napoli), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Shanghai Shenhua), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon and Anzhi Makhachkala), Radamel Falcao (Colombia and Atletico Madrid), Mario Gomez (Germany and Bayern), Zlatan Ibrahamovic (Sweden and PSG), Neymar (Brazil and Santos), Robin van Persie (Netherlands and Manchester United), Wayne Rooney (England and Manchester United), Luis Suarez (Uruguay and Liverpool).
