La Liga stars among FIFPro XI forwards

Barcelona and Real Madrid stars are in abundance among the FIFPro World XI forwards shortlist.

La Liga makes up six of the 15-man party, with La Blaugrana trio Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez joining their Blancos rivals Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema.

Elsewhere, former Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is included following his prolific form for both Los Colchoneros last season and now Chelsea.

Messi and Ronaldo formed part of a three-pronged attack in the 2013 FIFPro World XI, flanking Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

FIFPro World XI forwards shortlist: Sergio Aguero, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Diego Costa, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller, Neymar, Marco Reus, Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, Wayne Rooney, Luis Suarez.

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