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Cubarsí and Lamine in FIFPro's 2026 Team of the Year
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Barcelona's Cubarsí and Lamine Yamal named in FIFPro's 2026 men's Team of the Year after votes from 6,511 professional players.
FIFPro announced its 2026 men's Team of the Year following a vote by 6,511 professional players from 64 countries. Barcelona secured two places in the XI: Pau Cubarsí, winner of the 2026 Golden Boy award, and Lamine Yamal, who also won Best Young Talent at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.
Rodri, playing for Manchester City, also made the team. Arsenal's David Raya was selected as the best goalkeeper. PSG had the most representatives with Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha all included, while Real Madrid placed Mbappé and Bellingham. Manchester City's Haaland was the Premier League's other representative.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at mundodeportivo.com. Reporting and images belong to the source.
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L. Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
P. Cubarsí Paredes
A. Hakimi Mouh
D. Raya Martin
E. Haaland
J. Bellingham
K. Mbappé
L. Messi
N. Mendes
Rodri
Reports on this story
UK times- Sky Sport Italia
- Fabrizio Romano
- Diario AS
- RMC Sport
- The Athletic
- NOS
- Kicker
- Voetbal International
- Mundo Deportivo
- Corriere dello Sport
- Cubarsí, the second centre-back to win the Golden BoyMundo Deportivo
- Cubarsí wins Golden Boy: first time for a World Cup winnerSky Sport Italia
- Cubarsí thanks Golden Boy award: "Spectacular year, we want more"Mundo Deportivo
- Cubarsí celebrates Golden Boy award with Spain squad; his speech speaks volumesDiario AS
- Cubarsí wins Golden Boy as Europe's best U21 playerCorriere dello Sport
4 more reports
- Golden Boy: complete roll of honour with all winners before Pau CubarsíSky Sport Italia
- Barcelona dominates Golden Boy awards with five winners since 2003Mundo Deportivo
- Golden Boy 2026: Pau Cubarsi succeeds Désiré Doué (not Lamine Yamal)RMC Sport
- Cubarsí and Lamine in FIFPro's 2026 Team of the YearMundo DeportivoThis article
