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For the alterations that COVID-19 brought to the football calendar, France Soccer decided not to deliver the 2020 Ballon d’Or. This year they will not have individual awards gala, but an exercise that is causing a considerable stir: the Golden Ball Dream Team.
The objective is clear: to make the best XI in history. For this, the FF editorial staff put together lists of nominees by position. In total, there are 110 players who choose to appear in the ideal team: 10 goalkeepers, 10 right backs, 10 central backs, 10 left backs, 20 defensive midfielders, 20 offensive midfielders, 10 right wingers, 10 left wingers and 10 center forwards.
THE 10 NOMINATED GOALKEEPERS – DREAM TEAM
➤ Gordon Banks (England).
➤ Thomas Nkono (Cameroon).
➤ Gigi Buffon (Itala).
➤ Peter Schmeichel (Denmark).
➤ Iker Casillas (Spain).
➤ Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands).
➤ Sepp Maier (Germany).
➤ Lev Yashin (Soviet Union).
➤ Manuel Neuer (Germany).
➤ Dino Zoff (Italy).
THE 10 SIDE RIGHTS NOMINATED – DREAM TEAM
➤ Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy).
➤ Manfred Kaltz (Germany).
➤ Cafu (Brazil).
➤ Philipp Lahm (Germany).
➤ Carlos Alberto (Brazil).
➤ Wim Suurbier (Netherlands).
➤ Djalma Santos (Brazil).
➤ Lilian Thuram (France).
➤ Claudio Gentile (Italy).
➤ Berti Vogts (Germany).
THE 10 NOMINATED LEFT SIDES – DREAM TEAM BALLON D’OR
➤ Andreas Brehme (Germany).
➤ Ruud Krol (Netherlands).
➤ Paul Breitner (Germany).
➤ Paolo Maldini (Italy).
➤ Antonio Cabrini (Italy).
➤ Marcelo (Brazil).
➤ Giacinto Facchetti (Italy).
➤ Nilton Santos (Brazil).
➤ Junior (Brazil).
➤ Roberto Carlos (Brazil).
THE 10 NOMINATED CENTRALS – DREAM TEAM
➤ Franco Baresi (Italy).
➤ Bobby Moore (England).
➤ Franz Beckenbauer (Germany).
➤ Daniel Passarella (Argentina).
➤ Fabio Cannavaro (Italy).
➤ Matthias Sammer (Germany).
➤ Marcel Desailly (France).
➤ Gaetano Scirea (Italy).
➤ Ronald Koeman (Netherlands).
➤ Sergio Ramos (Spain).
THE 20 DEFENSIVE MEDIA – DREAM TEAM
➤ Jozsef Bozsik (Hungary).
➤ Sergio Busquets (Spain).
➤ Didi (Brazil).
➤ Paulo Roberto Falcao (Brazil).
➤ Steven Gerrard (England).
➤ Gérson (Brazil).
➤ Pep Guardiola (Spain).
➤ Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia).
➤ Lothar Matthäus (Germany).
➤ Johan Neeskens (Netherlands).
➤ Andrea Pirlo (Italy).
➤ Fernando Redondo (Argentina).
➤ Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands).
➤ Bernd Schuster (Germany).
➤ Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands).
➤ Luis Suárez (Spain).
➤ Marco Tardelli (Italy).
➤ Jean Tigana (France).
➤ Xabi Alonso (Spain).
➤ Xavi Hernández (Spain).
THE 20 OFFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS – DREAM TEAM
➤ Roberto Baggio (Italy).
➤ Bobby Charlton (England).
➤ Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain / Argentina).
➤ Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay).
➤ Ruud Gullit (Netherlands).
➤ Gheorghe Hagi (Romania).
➤ Andrés Iniesta (Spain).
➤ Raymond Kopa (France).
➤ László Kubala (Hungary).
➤ Diego Maradona (Argentina).
➤ Alessandro Mazzola (Italy).
➤ Pelé (Brazil).
➤ Michel Platini (France).
➤ Ferenc Puskás (Hungary).
➤ Gianni Rivera (Italy).
➤ Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Uruguay / Italy).
➤ Socrates (Brazil).
➤ Francesco Totti (Italy).
➤ Zico (Brazil).
➤ Zinédine Zidane (France).
THE 10 EXTREME RIGHTS – DREAM TEAM
➤ David Beckham (England).
➤ George Best (Northern Ireland).
➤ Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon).
➤ Luis Figo (Portugal).
➤ Garrincha (Brazil).
➤ Jairzinho (Brazil).
➤ Kevin Keegan (England).
➤ Stanley Matthew (England).
➤ Lionel Messi (Argentina).
➤ Arjen Robben (Netherlands).
THE 10 LEFT ENDS – DREAM TEAM
➤ Oleg Blokhine (Soviet Union).
➤ Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
➤ Dragan Dzajic (Yugoslavia).
➤ Ryan Giggs (Wales).
➤ Thierry Henry (France).
➤ Rivaldo (Brazil).
➤ Roberto Rivelino (Brazil).
➤ Ronaldinho (Brazil).
➤ Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany).
➤ Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria).
THE 10 CENTERS FORWARDS – DREAM TEAM
➤ Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands).
➤ Johan Cruyff (Netherlands).
➤ Kenny Dalglish (Scotland).
➤ Eusébio (Portugal).
➤ Sándor Kocsis (Hungary).
➤ Gerd Müller (Germany).
➤ Romário (Brazil).
➤ Ronaldo Nazário (Brazil).
➤ Marco van Basten (Netherlands).
➤ George Weah (Liberia).
System chosen by France Football? 3-4-3.
How many ‘winners’ per position? Goalkeeper (1), defenders (3), defensive midfielders (2), offensive midfielders (2), right winger (1), left winger (1) and center forward (1).
Who will vote? Those in charge of defining the XI will be 170 specialized journalists distributed throughout the world.
When will the final result be known? December 2020.
