ESM Team of the season: the players who excelled throughout

ESM XI of the Season 2010/2011

Starting line-up:
1. Victor Valdes (FC Barcelona)
2. Dani Alves (FC Barcelona)
3. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
4. Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
5. Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona)
6. Xavi Hernandez (FC Barcelona)
7. Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona)
8. Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund)
9. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
10. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
11. Samuel Eto’o (Internazionale)

Bench:
12. Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United)
13. Thiago Silva (AC Milan)
14. Marcelo (Real Madrid)
15. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
16. Samir Nasri (Arsenal)
17. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
18. Edinson Cavani (SSC Napoli)

Individual list (all the votes cast across the 2010-11 season):
1. Lionel Messi 73 votes
2. Xavi Hernandez 41
3. Nemanja Vidic 35
4. Cristiano Ronaldo 31
5. Dani Alves 29
6. Mats Hummels 25
7. Gerard Piqué 24
Andres Iniesta 24
9. Samuel Eto’o 22
10. Nuri Sahin 20
11. Gareth Bale 17
Wayne Rooney 17
13. Edinson Cavani 16
Victor Valdes 16
15. Edwin van der Sar 15
Dimitar Berbatov 15
17. Thiago Silva 14
Samir Nasri 14
19. Mesut Özil 13
Radamel Falcao 13
Pedro Rodriguez 13
22. Marcelo 12
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 12
24. Manuel Neuer 11
25. Vincent Kompany 10
Carles Puyol 10
Eden Hazard 10
Mario Gomez 10