{"id":21841,"date":"2022-01-20T15:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=21841"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:24:06","slug":"ea-sports-announces-fifa-22-team-of-the-year-as-voted-on-by-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/20\/ea-sports-announces-fifa-22-team-of-the-year-as-voted-on-by-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"EA SPORTS Announces FIFA 22 Team Of The Year as Voted on by Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>WATCH: David Beckham introduces this year\u2019s final TOTY XI<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PgbtdjpUDRI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Electronic Arts\u00a0(NASDAQ:EA) today announced the EA SPORTS\u2122 FIFA 22 Team Of the Year. Millions of fans from across the globe voted for their favourite players from a list of 80 nominees during the voting period of January 10-17, 2022 to form this year\u2019s TOTY starting XI. Team Of The Year player items will be live in the FIFA Ultimate Team\u2122 game mode over the next week, starting with attacking players on Friday, January 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bwbodyimg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FIFA22_TOTY_16x9_FINALXI-001-e1642713763654.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21842\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FIFA22_TOTY_16x9_FINALXI-001.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Image credit: EA SPORTS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cEA SPORTS FIFA Team Of The Year is the authentic voice of millions of football fans, as they assess the world\u2019s greatest players and vote for those they believe had the biggest impact on the beautiful game in 2021,\u201d said David Jackson, VP of brand for EA SPORTS FIFA. \u201cYear after year, we\u2019re energized by the engagement of our global football community, and we\u2019re honoured to showcase their chosen XI in FIFA 22.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">EA SPORTS FIFA 22 TEAM OF THE YEAR<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i>All real-world football stats powered by Stats Perform<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bwuline\">Attackers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (FRA) &#8211; Paris Saint-Germain<\/b>: In March 2021, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 became the youngest player to reach 100 goals in Ligue 1 (all-time), and in December 2021 he became the youngest to reach 100 goals with a single club (Paris Saint-Germain).<\/p>\n<p><b>Robert Lewandowski (POL) &#8211; Bayern Munich<\/b>: Robert Lewandowski scored the most league goals of any player in Europe&#8217;s big five leagues in 2021 (43), setting a new Bundesliga record in the process.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lionel Messi (ARG) &#8211; Paris Saint-Germain<\/b>:<b><\/b>Lionel Messi was named Best Player at the 2021 Copa America, winning the award for the second time, after the 2015 edition. He&#8217;s only the fourth player to win the award on two occasions, and the second Argentinian after Manuel Seoane (1925 and 1927).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bwuline\">Midfielders<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kevin De Bruyne (BEL) &#8211; Manchester City<\/b>: Kevin De Bruyne created 3.7 chances per 90 minutes in the Premier League across 2021, the best rate of any player in the competition (min. 500 mins played).<\/p>\n<p><b>Jorginho (ITA) &#8211; Chelsea<\/b>: Jorginho made 25 interceptions with Italy in the summer, the most on record by any player at a single edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><b>N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 (FRA) &#8211; Chelsea<\/b>: N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 averaged 1.8 interceptions per 90 minutes in all competitions for Chelsea in 2021, the best mark of any player with at least 2000 minutes played for the club over that period.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bwuline\">Defenders<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Jo\u00e3o Cancelo (POR) &#8211; Manchester City<\/b>: Jo\u00e3o Cancelo completed the most passes of any full-back in Europe&#8217;s big five leagues in 2021 (2403).<\/p>\n<p><b>R\u00faben Dias (POR) &#8211; Manchester City<\/b>:<b><\/b>R\u00faben Dias finished on the winning side in 32 league matches in 2021 (out of 39 played), the most of any defender in Europe&#8217;s big five leagues.<\/p>\n<p><b>Marquinhos (BRA) &#8211; Paris Saint-Germain<\/b>: Marquinhos completed 2901 out of 3131 attempted passes in all competitions for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, more than any other player at the club.<\/p>\n<p><b>Achraf Hakimi (MAR) &#8211; Paris Saint-Germain<\/b>:<b><\/b>Achraf Hakimi had 151 touches in the opposition box in league matches in 2021, comfortably the most of any defender in Europe&#8217;s big five leagues over the course of the year.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bwuline\">Goalkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA) &#8211; Paris Saint-Germain<\/b>:<b><\/b>Gianluigi Donnarumma was named Player of the Tournament for Italy in the summer &#8211; the only goalkeeper to win the award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH: David Beckham introduces this year\u2019s final TOTY XI Electronic Arts\u00a0(NASDAQ:EA) today announced the EA SPORTS\u2122 FIFA 22 Team Of the Year. 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