Erling Haaland Beats Harry Kane to FIFPRO Men's World 11 Spot - Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe And Lamine Yamal Involved

Erling Haaland Beats Harry Kane to FIFPRO Men's World 11 Spot - Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe And Lamine Yamal Involved Erling Haaland has beaten Harry Kane to the 2025-26 FIFPRO Men's World 11 squad. More Videos In Pep Guardiola’s final campaign in charge of Manchester City last season, in which the club won the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup despite missing out on the Premier League title, Haaland scored 38 goals in all competitions. The Norway international recorded 27 of those in the Premier League and won the Golden Boot for the third year running, matching Alan Shearer and Harry Kane. Yet, following a positive start to the season, in which he has netted nine league goals heading into the November international break, it would come as no surprise to see him claim a fourth, a feat achieved only by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and Liverpool great Mohamed Salah. One surprise of the FIFPRO Men’s World 11 squad was that Harry Kane, the Bayern Munich striker who scored 73 goals for club and country last season, was not involved in the squad at all. The FIFPRO World 11, for both men and women, is voted for by players across the globe and is the only global football award decided exclusively by the players. Unlike the Men’s Ballon d’Or, which is determined by a panel of journalists from each of the top 100 countries in the FIFA Men’s World Ranking, the FIFPRO World 11 takes into account close to 20,000 players’ votes per year. Haaland was the only Manchester City player to make the squad this year, after his contribution to a generally positive final year for Guardiola in his decade in charge of the club. Who else made the FIFPRO Men’s World 11? Aside from Kane’s exception from the squad, there weren’t many surprises amongst the most talented XI in world football, though there are some selections that could be up for debate. Lionel Messi is the hottest topic in the squad, and many believe that the Argentine has been voted into the team through previous merit and his general influence on the game, in contrast to his impact over the past season. Still, there is no disregarding the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner’s stature as the greatest of all time, and he was joined up top by Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe and Haaland. Jude Bellingham, former Manchester City midfielder Rodri and Vitinha all occupy the midfield, whereas Nuno Mendes, Pau Cubarsi and Achraf Hakimi are set in the defensive backline ahead of David Raya.