Eight years ago that the Barça is the club with more representatives in the ideal team elected by footballers of all the world. Leo Messi has appeared always in the 7 last editions of the eleven FIFPro World XI and Xavi Hernández, in the 6
Dani Alves, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta and Leo Messi formed part of the FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2013, a team chosen through the votes of more than 50.000 footballers of all the world. With four of eleven, the Barça was the club with more representatives in the alignment. It is a situation that repeats from 2006. From this year, the Barcelona group has been more present that anybody in the eleven world-wide, with the exception of 2012, when had the same men that the Real Madrid (5).
Messi has been chosen by his mates of all the planet in the seven last editions of the prize, that selects from 2005. Xavi and Iniesta carry 6 and 5 nominations followed.
These are the representatives of the Barça in the history of the FIFA/FIFPro World XI:
2005: Eto?Or and Ronaldinho.
2006: Zambrotta, Thuram, Eto?Or and Ronaldinho.
2007: Puyol, Messi and Ronaldinho.
2008: Puyol, Xavi and Messi.
2009: Alves, Xavi, Iniesta and Messi.
2010: Puyol, Hammered, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and Villa.
2011: Alves, Hammered, Xavi, Iniesta and Messi.
2012: Alves, Hammered, Xavi, Iniesta and Messi.
2013: Alves, Xavi, Iniesta and Messi.