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All three players shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award were selected by their peers for the 2014 FIFPro World XI team.

Lionel Messi, Manuel Neuer and winner Cristiano Ronaldo were among seven 2013 team members who retained their places in worldwide voting by 23,000 members of national players' unions.

Germany's World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm, Brazil captain Thiago Silva, and Spain pair Sergio Ramos and Andres Iniesta also stayed in the elite line-up.

Rodriguez edges Puskas vote

James Rodriguez's volley was voted the best of 2014 © Getty Images

• James Rodriguez's World Cup wonder-strike won the FIFA Puskas award for the best goal of 2014 with 42 percent of 3.3 million votes. Stephanie Roche, whose breath-taking skill and volley for Peamount against Wexford in the Irish top flight, earned 33 percent of the votes while Robin van Persie's expert header, also at the World Cup, recorded 11 percent.
• Germany's World Cup-winning manager Joachim Leow won the World Coach of the Year with 36 percent of the votes, while Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti was second with 22 percent and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone third with 19 percent.

David Luiz was the surprise inclusion, especially as he played in Brazil's 7-1 rout by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals, when Thiago Silva was suspended.

Angel Di Maria, who moved to Manchester United in the summer, and David Luiz, who played the first half of 2014 at Chelsea, were the Premier League's only representatives.

Arjen Robben was picked as the only player from the Dutch team which started the World Cup by thrashing then holders Spain 5-1.

Toni Kroos completed the lineup as the third Germany player, and the fourth who played for Bayern Munich last year.

As Kroos moved to join Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos at Real Madrid, the European champion also had four players in the FIFPro line-up.

Luiz was the other World XI player who switched clubs last season, moving from Chelsea to join Thiago Silva at Paris Saint-Germain.

Brazil failed to get a third player elected as there was again no place for Neymar. The star forward lost out to Robben in a three-man attack with Messi and Ronaldo, one year after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the third forward elected.

The other 2013 team members who lost their places were Dani Alves, Xavi Hernandez and Franck Ribery.

FIFPro World XI 2014

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich / Germany)
Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich / Germany)
Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain / Brazil)
David Luiz (Chelsea / Paris Saint-Germain / Brazil)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid / Spain)
Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid / Manchester United / Argentina)
Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich / Real Madrid / Germany)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona / Spain)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid / Portugal)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona / Argentina)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich / Netherlands)

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