London, First Published Aug 14, 2022, 10:45 PM IST
London: Only two of the current players in the all-time eleven of the English Premier League. The BBC voted for the best eleven. To coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Premier League, the BBC conducted a poll to find the 11 greatest players. Two hundred and twenty five thousand people participated in the poll. After the poll, only two players made it into the All-Time XI among the current players.
Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne. Peter Schmeichel is the goalkeeper of the team. United legend Schmeichel was the only player to get more than fifty percent of the vote. There are none of the current players in the defensive line. Gary Neville. Rio Ferdinand, John Terry and Ashley Cole are in the defensive line.
Steven Gerrard, Kevin De Bruyne and Patrick Vieira are in the midfield. Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Thierry Onti also joined the ranks. Ontik got the most votes in the front line.
Shearer finished second and Ronaldo third. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Frank Lampard, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney and Didier Drogba are among the notables who have not been included in the team.
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All-time XI: Peter Schmeichel, Gary Neville. Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Kevin De Bruyne, Patrick Vieira, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer, Thierry Ontee.
Last Updated Aug 14, 2022, 10:47 PM IST
