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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!!!

Af

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?

Here is another option for the world team to take on the european team..... Tough matchup

Goalie: Marco(Brazil)

LB:Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
CB:Luis Enrique (Brazil)
CB:Roberto Ayala (Argentina)
RB:Cafu (Brazil)

LM:Rivaldo (Brazil)
CM:Pablo Aimar (Argentina)
CM:Diego Simeone (Argentina)
RM:Ronaldinho (Brazil)

RF:Ronaldo (Brazil)
LF:Hernan Crespo (Argentina)

pretty good line up to me, however i guess you have to call it Europe vs South America!!!

Hala Madrid

Yes Bellamy. Even though his teammate is Shearer, doesn't mean he isn't top quality. Bellamy has a knack for putting them in when things get rough.

Craig Bellamy??? He has a knack for "putting them in" alright - a headbutt in the Champions League which suspends him for 3 games and effectively ends the "Toon Army's" challenge, and countless elbows and disciplinary problems - anyway, he's not good enough for a European, let a lone World XI!!! And as for Ashley Cole and GARY SPEED??? Are you thinking of EUROPEAN as opposed to Newcastle playes!!

Real Madrid4Life - How haven't you included Claudio Reyna in MF and Brad Friedel GK in your XI - Chilavert from Paraguay should come before the Brazilian GK - also the Mexican FW Blanco, famous for "The Blanco" (the jump between two defenders holding the ball between his legs) should get a mention just for his trademark trick!!

Af

Bellamy's good alright, but not worthy of being mentioned next to Henry, Ronaldo, Raul, Del Piero, Vieri, Rivaldo, etc.

even VanHorseface is better than he is

A Foley-
Im glad you enjoyed his little ball trick with both his feet and i very much agree with Reyna and Friedle being top notch players, i never said they werent i merely came up with the team i thought could most likely stand a chance up against your european team,and i could see teh friedle change however I stick with the rest of my team on the same basis that el hombre had... that being they are all world class players playin teh same style of football for clubs where they have got to play together for long time. Therefore i am using their talents along with chemistry as the catalyst for success

By the way HALA MADRID!!!

OK - seeing as you guys struggled so much with a Rest of the World XI here's my effort

GK - Friedel (USA)

LB - Roberto Carlos (BRA)
CB - Luis Enrique (BRA)
CB - Ayala (ARG)
RB - Cafu (BRA)

LM - Recoba (URG)
CM - Simeone (ARG)
CM - Rivaldo (BRA)
RM - Ronaldinho (BRA)

ST - Ronaldo (BRA)
CF - Batistuta (ARG)

Subs:
GK - Chilavert (PAR)
DF - Samuel (ARG)
DF - Pochettino (ARG)
MF - Zanetti (ARG)
MF - Veron (ARG)
MF - Ortega (ARG)
FW - Edmundo (BRA)
FW - Crespo (ARG)
FW - Forlan (URG)

gah how did i leave out Samuel? put him in place of Luis Enrique