Mesut Ozil has missed out on a place on the shortlist of midfielders for the 2018 FIFA FIFPro World 11. The Arsenal star failed to earn enough votes to make the 15-man list, which was announced by FIFPro on Monday. Bayern Munich's Thiago Alcantara and Paris Saint-Germain's Marco Verratti are the two other players to make last year's shortlist who do not appear this time. Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva of Manchester City, along with Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic, return to the top 15 after missing out in 2017. Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic are included, as is Andres Iniesta, who left Barca for Vissel Kobe after the end of last season. Sergio Busquets, Casemiro, Philippe...
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