25 November 2014
Three Juventus players are flying the flag for Serie A in the hunt for a place in this year’s UEFA.com users’ Team of the Year.
Following a rigorous selection process overseen by the website’s writers, Bianconeri trio Gigi Buffon, Paul Pogba and Carlos Tevez have made it through to the final 40 candidates.
Their inclusion, based on individual performances for club and country in 2014, sees them join an illustrious list of footballing talent derived from 14 different teams competing in seven major European leagues.
Fans across the globe can now register their votes by selecting their top starting line-up from the 40-man shortlist, comprised of four goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 12 midfielders and 12 strikers.
Voting will remain open until 13.00 CET on Tuesday 6 January 2014, with the official Team of the Year to be revealed three days later on UEFA.com and included in Champions Matchday, UEFA Champions League’s official magazine.
Ensure our top trio are in with a shout by registering your selection **here**.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Goalkeepers
Beto (Sevilla)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Defenders
David Alaba (Bayern Munich)
Medhi Benatia (Bayern Munich)
Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich)
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Ezequiel Garay (FC Zenit)
Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)
Miranda (Atletico Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Midfielders
Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich)
Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid)
Angel Di Maria (Manchester United)
James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)
Koke (Atletico Madrid)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Luka Modriæ (Real Madrid)
Paul Pogba (Juventus)
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)
Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
Forwards
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Diego Costa (Chelsea)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Neymar (Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Jonatan Soriano (FC Salzburg)
Carlos Tevez (Juventus)
