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France Football magazine found a way to compensate for the cancellation of the traditional Ballon d’Or award. As it decided not to choose the best player of the season this year, considering that the world football calendar was greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the French publication decided to create the Gold ball Dream Teaman election of the 11 best players in history, by position.
Brazilian full-backs nominated for the Ballon d’Or Dream Team: Carlos Alberto, Cafu, Djalma Santos, Marcelo, Roberto Carlos, Júnior and Nilton Santos — Photo: Arte: Infoesporte
Ten names will be nominated per sector of the field, in a 3-4-3 formation. The lists will be released in three weeks. The first, this Monday, has only defensive players, with seven Brazilians nominated: Djalma Santos, Carlos Alberto Torres and Cafu compete on the right side, while on the left appear Nilton Santos, Júnior, Roberto Carlos and Marcelo.
The nominees for four midfield positions – two defensive midfielders and two midfielders – will be revealed next Monday, the 12th, and the competitors for the three attacking positions – right, left and centre-forward – will come out on the 19th, a week later. .
The election will follow the same rules as the traditional Ballon d’Or, with the votes of 170 experts chosen by France Football, and the Dream Team in football history will be revealed in December. The magazine also opened a poll on its website for the popular election, which will have no influence on the official result.
Meet the nominees of the defensive positions:
Gordon Banks (ING), Gianluigi Buffon (ITA), Iker Casillas (ESP), Sepp Maier (ALE), Manuel Neuer (ALE), Thomas N’Kono (CAM), Peter Schmeichel (DIN), Edwin van der Sar (HOL). ), Lev Yashin (RUS) and Dino Zoff (ITA).
Giuseppe Bergomi (ITA), CAFU (BRA), CARLOS ALBERT TORRES (BRA), DJALMA SANTOS (BRA), Claudio Gentile (ITA), Manfred Kaltz (ALE), Philipp Lahm (ALE), Wim Suurbier (HOL), Lilian Thuram (FRA) and Berti Vogts (ALE)
Franco Baresi (ITA), Franz Beckenbauer (ALE), Fabio Cannavaro (ITA), Marcel Desailly (FRA), Ronald Koeman (HOL), Bobby Moore (ING), Daniel Passarella (ARG), Matthias Sammer (ALE), Gaetano Scirea (ITA) and Sergio Ramos (ESP)
Andreas Brehme (ALE), Paul Breitner (ALE), Antonio Cabrini (ITA), Giacinto Facchetti (ITA), JÚNIOR (BRA), Ruud Krol (HOL), Paolo Maldini (ITA), MARCELO (BRA), NILTON SANTOS (BRA ) and ROBERTO CARLOS (BRA)
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