Lautaro Martinez snub for FIFPRO World 11 short-list | OneFootball

There is another strange snub for Inter and Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez, as no Serie A players are even short-listed for the FIFPro World 11.

Lautaro Martinez was nominated for the Ballon d’Or and expected to do better than his seventh place finish, considering he won the Serie A title with Inter as Capocannoniere thanks to 24 goals.

He also starred for Argentina in the victorious Copa America over the summer and Lautaro Martinez was the top scorer in that tournament too with five goals.

Despite all of that, the 27-year-old is not even short-listed for the FIFPRO World 11 award, meaning no Serie A players are included.

Lautaro Martinez and Ademola Lookman snubbed

epa11685824 Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman celebrates after scoring the 5-0 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Atalanta BC and Hellas Verona, in Bergamo, Italy, 26 October 2024. EPA-EFE/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA

Ademola Lookman, whose hat-trick helped Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League Final and finished 14th in the Ballon d’Or rankings, is also left out.

The award is voted for by professional players based on a guidance list of 250 names and the ideal XI will be made up of a goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three forwards, plus another outfield player with the most number of votes.

The final XI will be announced on December 9.

2024 FIFPRO Men’s World 11 Finalists

Goalkeepers

Ederson (Manchester City, Brazil) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina) Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, Germany)

Defenders

Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid, Spain) Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Portugal) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands) Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen, Netherlands) Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany) William Saliba (Arsenal, France) Kyle Walker (Manchester City, England)

Midfielders

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid, England) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium) Phil Foden (Manchester City, England) Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany) Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia) Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich, Germany) Rodri (Manchester City, Spain) Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)

Forwards

Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England) Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain/Real Madrid, France) Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina) Cole Palmer (Manchester City/Chelsea, England) Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr, Portugal) Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid, Brazil) Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)