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The Digest:

FIFPRO has unveiled its 2025 Men's World 11, a team chosen by over 26,000 professional players, with Barcelona's 18-year-old Lamine Yamal making history as the youngest-ever selection and Paris Saint-Germain asserting club dominance with five inclusions.

Key Points:
  • The team was voted for by 26,000+ players from 68 nations.
  • PSG placed five players: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Mendes, Vitinha, and Dembélé.
  • Lamine Yamal, 18, broke the record as the youngest player ever selected.
  • Yamal also received the most votes of any outfield player.
  • Chelsea’s Cole Palmer earned his debut appearance in the World 11.
  • Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk marked his fifth career selection.
  • Notable omissions included Barcelona's Raphinha and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.
The list reveals a shifting landscape where youthful brilliance storms the stage and collective strength redefines elite power, showing how football’s future is being written not just by veterans but by a new generation.

Sources: FIFPRO, X