Erling Haaland, Rodri, and Ruben Dias were all named to the prestigious FIFA The Best XI 2024, recognizing their outstanding performances for Manchester City and their respective national teams.
Three Manchester City players have been included in the FIFA The Best XI 2024. Erling Haaland , Rodri and Ruben Dias are the City stars that have been recognised for their performances across the last 12 months. Haaland maintained his blistering form to have another successful year in front of goal for City. The 24-year-old earned his second Premier League Golden Boot in just two seasons at the end of the 2023/24 season, grabbing 27 top-flight goals and 38 across all competitions.
Those goals helped City win their fourth straight league title, reach the Champions League quarter-final and the FA Cup final. Meanwhile, Rodri's inclusion into the Best FIFA Men's World XI follows a memorable year for the Spanish midfielder. He was crowned the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner in October whilst last week and was also named in the FIFPRO World XI. The 28-year-old helped City win the Premier League last season and then guided Spain to Euro 2024 glory in the summer, winning the Player of the Tournament in the process. Dias caps off a triple-inclusion into the XI for City after another impressive calendar year for the centre-back. The former Benfica defender enjoyed a fine season for Pep Guardiola's side and was key to their record-breaking fourth successive Premier League crown. Dias also made the top 25 of the Ballon d'Or in October to further illustrate his importance to City and the quality that he has at his disposal. Also in the FIFA The Best XI 2024 is Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez, Arsenal's William Saliba, Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger, Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid's Toni Kroos, Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid's Vinicius J
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