The absence of the best player in the world from the ideal lineup raises controversy

The ideal squad for the current year, issued by the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro), witnessed the absence of English striker Harry Kane, the star of Bayern Munich, despite being crowned the Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world presented by the magazine “France Football”, while the Argentine legend Lionel Messi registered his presence in it alongside the young Spaniard Lamine Yamal.

The squad included the Spanish goalkeeper David Raya, the goalkeeper of Arsenal and the Spanish national team, while the defense line was made available to Moroccan Achraf Hakimi and the Portuguese Nuno Mendes, the duo of Paris Saint-Germain, and alongside them Pau Cobarsi, the defender of Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

In the attacking line, the Argentine Lionel Messi, the American Inter Miami player, led the squad, and with him were the Norwegian Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, the Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, the French national team captain and Real Madrid star, in addition to the Spanish Lamine Yamal, the Barcelona star.