UEFA has officially announced the Team of the year (TOTY) 2016. The team was voted in by Uefa.com users and Uefa.com voters which are made up of the general football fan who are registered members of the UEFA site.
The team is dominated by mostly La Liga players from Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Other leagues that completed the list are Serie A and Bundesliga.
However, Real Madrid tops the team appearance with a number of (4) players represented followed by Barcelona (3), Juventus(2), Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich (1) respectively.
However, Real Madrid tops the team appearance with a number of (4) players represented followed by Barcelona (3), Juventus(2), Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich (1) respectively.
For the player vote category, Ramos tops the team with the highest number of votes for a player and a defender, Modric racked up highest percentage for a midfielder and Ronaldo has the highest votes for a forward.
Breakdown of the Players stats:
Gianluigi Buffon : 50% [324,336 votes]
Sergio Ramos : 75% [488,908 votes]
Gerard Pique : 39% [253,437 votes]
Jerome Boateng : 37% [238,173 votes]
Leonardo Bonucci : 40% [261,030 votes]
Andres Iniesta : 51% [332,914 votes]
Toni Kroos : 41% [267,443 votes]
Luka Modric : 59% [381,234 votes]
Cristiano Ronaldo : 69% [450,220 votes]
Lionel Messi : 64% [ 418,449 votes]
Antoine Griezman : 31% [203,926 votes]
Organization votes
Uefa.com voters : 7,146,715
Uefa.com users : 649,701
Top clubs in Europe by votes
Real Madrid : 24%
Barcelona : 16%
Manchester United : 6%
Juventus : 5%
Arsenal : 4%
Voters by age
18-24 : 62%
25-34 : 28%
35-50 : 9%
Over 50 : 1%
Vote by Continent
Europe : 48%
Asia : 25%
South America : 10%
North America : 9%
Africa : 7%
Oceania : 1%
Here's how they are lined up:
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon
Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Jerome Boateng, Leonardo Bonucci
Midfielders: Andres Iniesta, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezman.
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