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In the latest poll taken with over 900,000 participants from the world, the uefa team of 2002 as voted by fans( not any awards given by fifa, just picked by the fans)has been announced.

Leading the way for clubs, is real madrid with three players.

France and Brazil has two players for the most in that category.

The team as is follows:

Goalie: Rustu Recber(Turkey)

Defenders: Carlos Puyol(Barcelona and Spain),Alessandro Nesta(AC Milan and Italy),Cristian Chivu (Ajax and Romania), Roberto Carlos (REAL MADRID and Brazil)

Midfielders: Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan and Netherlands), Michael Ballack( Bayern Munich and Germany), Zinedine Zidane (REAL MADRID and France), Damien Duff (Ireland)

Strikers: Thierry Henry (Arsenal and France), Ronaldo (REAL MADRID and Brazil)

Please respond with any thoughts or comments on the selection or who you thought should have made it and other suggestions.

Hala Madrid

I made a mistake in the openning statement, in the parenthesis it should state ( not any awards given by uefa) not fifa. I appologize for the mistake

My team!!:

Keeper - Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich & Germany)

L Full Back - Paolo Maldini (AC Milan & Italy)
Sweeper - Fernando Hierro (Real & Spain)
Centre Back - Allasandro Nesta (AC Milan & Itlay)
R Full Back - Lillian Thuram (Internatzionale & France)

Left Midfield - Robert Pires (Arsenal & France)
Centre Mid - Zinedine Zidane (Real & France)
Centre Mid - Roy Keane (Man Utd. & Ireland)
Right Mid - David Beckham (Man Utd. & England)

Striker - Ronaldo (Real & Brazil)
Striker - Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd. & Holland)

Subs - Vitor Baia
Luis Figo
Ayala
Patrick Vieira
Hernan Crespo
Robbie Keane

UNBEATABLE!!!

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My team!!!!

Goalie: Santiago Canizares (valencia and Spain)

Defenders:(Flat four)
Left back Roberto Carlos(Real Madrid and Brazil)

Left center back Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid and Spain)

Right center back Paulo Maldini (AC Milan and Italy)

Left back Cristian Chivu( Ajax and Romania)

Mid:
Left Mid Pablo Aimar (Valencia and Argentina)

Center defending mid David Beckham ( Man u and England)

Center attacking mid Zinedine Zidane ( Real Madrid and France)

Right Mid Luis Figo (Real Madrid and Portugal)

Strikers:

Right Striker Raul ( Real Madrid and Spain)

Left Striker Ronaldo ( Real Madrid and Brazil)

Subs
Filippo Inzaghi
Hernan Crespo
Alessandro Nesta
Rio Ferdinand
Iker Casillas

Hala Madrid

GK - Oliver Kahn (Germany & Bayern Munich)

RB - Lilian Thuram (France & Juventus)
CB - Alessandro Nesta (Italy & AC Milan)
CB - Fernando Hierro (Spain & Real Madrid)
LB - Roberto Carlos (Brazil & Real Madrid

RM- Luis Figo (Portugal & Real Madrid)
DM - Patrick Vieira (France & Arsenal)
AM - Zinedine Zidane (France & Real Madrid)
LM - Robert Pires (France & Arsenal)

FWD - Thierry Henry (France & Arsenal)
FWD - Raul Gonzalez (Spain & Real Madrid)

subs:
Ronaldo
Vieri
Ayala
Ballack
Maldini
Cudicini

heavy on the Arsenal and Real Madrid players, but they are hands down the two best teams in the world at the moment

OK - here's my European XI, bring on anyone from anywhere else and you'll get a "whoopin'" - lets see your "Rest of the World XI" to take this lot on.

GK - Oliver Kahn

LB - Paolo Maldini
CB - Fernando Hierro
CB - Allasandro Nesta
RB - Lillian Thuram

LM - Robert Pires
CM - "Zizou" Zizdane
CM - Roy Keane
RM - Luis Figo

ST - Thierry Henry
CF - Ruud van Nistelrooy

Subs:
GK - Fabien Barthez
DF - Rio Ferdinand
DF - Marcel Desailly
MF - Ryan Giggs
MF - Edgar Davids
MF - David Beckham
ST - Allasandro del Piero
ST - Raul Blanco

Bring on your Brazilians, your Argentinians and you guys!!! (Reyna and MAYBE Friedel are the only Americans who should get a look in)

difficult, but ill give it a shot

GK - Brad Friedel

LB - Roberto Carlos
CB - Fabien Cannavarro
CB - Luis Enrique
RB - Cafu

LM - Recoba
CM - Ronaldinho
CM - Pablo Aimar
RM - Claudio Reyna

FWD - Ronaldo
FWD - Rivaldo

actually seeing as most of these guys are used to playing together, team chemistry would be a tremendous advantage

GK- Oliver Kahn

Defenders - Alessandro Nesta, Ashley Cole, Roberto Carlos, Rio Ferdinand

Midfielders - David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Gary Speed, Robert Pires

Strikers - Thierry Henry, Craig Bellamy

Bellamy?