Cole Palmer and Emi Martinez are included in the star-studded XI

Six Premier League players are represented in the EA FC 25 Men’s Team of the Year, including Chelsea star Cole Palmer and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

In one of the most anticipated editions in EA FC franchise each year, Palmer and Martinez join William Saliba, Virgil van Dijk, Rodrigo and Mohamed Salah, who have all been recognized for their brilliant individual contributions to Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.

Champions League winners Real Madrid unsurprisingly they have four players in the XI including Best FIFA Men’s Player Vinicius JuniorKylian Mbappe, Dani Carvajal and Jude Bellingham, whose debut season in the Spanish capital included a big impact in El Clasico.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Alex Grimaldo was given the nod at left-back, rewarding the Spaniard for an incredible year that saw the Bundesliga side remain unbeaten throughout the 2023/24 league season.

One notable absentee Barcelona wonder boy Lamine Yamal, although fierce competition for the front spots makes his absence more palatable.

Women’s Team of the Year includes Chelsea the trio of Lucy Bronze, Guro Reiten and Lauren James, and there is also room for four Barcelona players.

Winners of the last four Ballons d’Or Feminine – picking up two each – Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati were recognized for their contribution to Barca’s League F and Women’s Champions League success, while praise was also given to Caroline Graham Hansen and centre-back Irene Paredes.

Olympique Lyonnais icon Wendie Renard is in central defence, with Sakin Karchaoui’s XI at left-back. USWNT breakthrough forward Sophia Smith and former Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, now with Gotham FC, round out the lineup.

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