Jamie Vardy is the only Englishman on the 55-man list (Photo: Getty)
Jamie Vardy has been named as the only Englishman among the 55 nominees for FIFPro's 2016 World XI.
More than 25,000 have voted this year, with 1,800 selections coming from English-based players, the largest group by nation.
With Vardy among the finalists is his former Leicester team-mate, N'Golo Kante, now playing for Chelsea, but the champions' other stand-out teammate, Riyad Mahrez has no place on the list.
In total, there are 16 Premier League players on the list, including first-timers-Arsenal's Hector Bellerin, Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and West Ham's Dimitri Payet.
Arsenal's Hector Bellerin makes the list... (Photo: Stuart MacFarlane)
...As does Kevin De Bruyne of Man City (Photo: John Walton/PA)
Barcelona lead the way with 12 players, two more than rivals, Real Madrid, whose selected players include Wales' winger, Gareth Bale.
Wayne Rooney's decline is reflected in his failure to make the final list for the first time in the competition's 12-year history.
That leaves Juve's Gianluigi Buffon and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the only ever-presents for an award based on votes from professional players from 75 countries.
Other big names not included in the list along with Rooney this year are Manchester City pair, Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure and Chelsea's John Terry.
The World XI will be announced in January, with the remaining 44 players sorted into second, third, fourth and fifth teams on a 4-3-3 basis. FIFPro represents 65,000 players worldwide.
Gigi Buffon has made the shortlist every year for 12 years... (Photo: REUTERS)
...As has Cristiano Ronaldo
The 55-player short list:
Goalkeepers (5): Claudio Bravo (Chile/Barcelona/Manchester City), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus), David de Gea (Spain/Manchester United), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid) and Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern Munich).
Defenders (20): David Alaba (Austria/Bayern Munich), Jordi Alba (Spain/Barcelona), Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast/Paris St Germain), Hector Bellerin (Spain/Arsenal), Jerome Boateng (Germany/Bayern Munich), Leonardo Bonucci (Italy/Juventus), Dani Carvajal (Spain/Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy/Juventus), Dani Alves (Brazil/Barcelona/Juventus), David Luiz (Brazil/Paris St Germain/Chelsea), Diego Godin (Uruguay/Atletico Madrid), Mats Hummels (Germany/Borussia Dortmund/Bayern Munich), Philipp Lahm (Germany/Bayern Munich), Marcelo (Brazil/Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Argentina/Barcelona), Pepe (Portugal/Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Spain/Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), Thiago Silva (Brazil/Paris St Germain) and Raphael Varane (France/Real Madrid).
Midfielders (15): Xabi Alonso (Spain/Bayern Munich), Sergio Busquets (Spain/Barcelona), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea), Andres Iniesta (Spain/Barcelona), N'Golo Kante (France/Leicester/Chelsea) Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Germany/Arsenal), Dimitri Payet (France/West Ham), Paul Pogba (France/Juventus/Manchester United), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/Barcelona), David Silva (Spain/Manchester City), Marco Verratti (Italy/Paris St Germain) and Arturo Vidal (Chile/Bayern Munich).
Strikers (15): Sergio Aguero (Argentina/Manchester City), Gareth Bale (Wales/Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid), Paulo Dybala (Argentina/Juventus), Antoine Griezmann (France/Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Argentina/Napoli/Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/Paris St Germain/Manchester United), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Germany/Bayern Munich), Neymar (Brazil/Barcelona), Alexis Sanchez (Chile/Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Uruguay/Barcelona) and Jamie Vardy (England/Leicester).
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