World Soccer World XI
The World Soccer World XI (also known as Eric Batty's World XI) was an award that was given to the best 11 football players in a year, that was chosen by journalist Eric Batty. The teams were published annually by British football magazine World Soccer between 1960 and 1992, with another edition being published in 2012.
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| World Soccer World XI | ||||
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By player
| Appearances | Player | First | Last |
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| 11 |  Franz Beckenbauer (FRG) | 1966 | 1977 |
| 8 | Gerd Müller (FRG) | 1969 | 1978 |
| 7 |  Pelé (BRA) | 1960 | 1966 |
| 6 |  Giacinto Facchetti (ITA) | 1964 | 1969 |
 Peter Shilton (ENG) | 1978 | 1990 | |
| 5 |  Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) | 1960 | 1965 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mário Coluna (POR) | 1963 | 1967 | |
| Sandro Mazzola (ITA) | 1965 | 1974 | |
| Bobby Moore (ENG) | 1968 | 1973 | |
 Alain Giresse (FRA) | 1982 | 1986 | |
| 4 |  Ferenc Puskás (ESP) | 1960 | 1963 |
 Lev Yashin (URS) | 1963 | 1967 | |
| Ferenc Bene (HUN) | 1966 | 1969 | |
 Włodzimierz Lubański (POL) | 1968 | 1973 | |
| Paul Breitner (FRG) | 1972 | 1976 | |
| Michel Platini (FRA) | 1982 | 1985 | |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) | 1982 | 1985 | |
| Jean Tigana (FRA) | 1984 | 1987 | |
| 3 | Francisco Gento (ESP) | 1960 | 1962 |
| Germano (POR) | 1961 | 1965 | |
| Djalma Santos (BRA) | 1962 | 1965 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Fahrudin Jusufi (YUG) | 1962 | 1968 | |
| Luis Suárez (ESP) | 1963 | 1965 | |
 Ján Popluhár (TCH) | 1964 | 1968 | |
| Geoff Hurst (ENG) | 1967 | 1969 | |
| Gordon Banks (ENG) | 1969 | 1972 | |
| Berti Vogts (FRG) | 1971 | 1977 | |
| Günter Netzer (FRG) | 1972 | 1975 | |
| Luís Pereira (BRA) | 1974 | 1978 | |
 Osvaldo Ardiles (ARG) | 1978 | 1983 | |
| Sócrates (BRA) | 1982 | 1984 | |
 Morten Olsen (DEN) | 1984 | 1986 | |
| Rinat Dasayev (URS) | 1984 | 1987 | |
| Míchel (ESP) | 1986 | 1989 | |
| Rafael Martín Vázquez (ESP) | 1989 | 1991 | |
 Marco van Basten (NED) | 1989 | 1992 | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties". Beyond The Last Man. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Eric Batty's World XI's – The Eighties and Nineties". Beyond The Last Man. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "World Soccer's World XI 2012 | World Soccer". 2012-12-17. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-12.