The Roundtable Picks Their Team of the Year
It’s nearly Team of the Year time!
Based on the FIFPro World XI, the FUT Team of the Year features the highest-rated, and most coveted, player in-forms in FIFA Ultimate Team. The official Team of the Year players will be revealed Monday, January 12 and will only be available for one week.
To predict the Team of the Year, EA SPORTS have assembled a roundtable of pro players to have their say on who should make the World XI. Led by QPR defender and former England captain Rio Ferdinand, The Roundtable consists of Joey Barton (QPR), Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker, and the strongest player in FIFA, Adebayo Akinfenwa.
See who they picked as a panel, and who they picked for their personal TOTY squads:
The Roundtable’s Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Sergio Ramos, Philipp Lahm
Midfielders: Paul Pogba, Toni Kroos, Angel Di Maria
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi
Rio Ferdinand’s Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: David Alaba, Diego Godin, Raphael Varane, Philipp Lahm
Midfielders: Xabi Alonso, Angel Di Maria, Toni Kroos
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale
Joey Barton’s Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Jordi Alba, Mats Hummels, Sergio Ramos, Philipp Lahm
Midfielders: Luka Modric, James Rodriguez, Angel Di Maria
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller
Kyle Walker’s Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Sergio Ramos, Philipp Lahm
Midfielders: Eden Hazard, Paul Pogba, Toni Kroos
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahmovic, Lionel Messi
Adebayo Akinfenwa’s Team of the Year
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Jordi Alba, Vincent Kompany, Sergio Ramos, Philipp Lahm
Midfielders: Eden Hazard, Paul Pogba, Andres Iniesta
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi
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