With voting for the UEFA.com fans' Team of the Year 2018 set to open next week, UEFA big up their all-time XI. This team is made up of the players who have featured the most in previous editions, since the very first line up in 2001. GOALKEEPER Iker Casillas – 6 (2007, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12) Real Madrid/Porto & Spain Spain's captain at UEFA EURO 2008 and 2012 also lifted the 2010 FIFA World Cup – three of the six times he made it into Team of the Year. Gianluigi Buffon has been selected on five occasions. DEFENDERS Carles Puyol – 6 (2002, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10) Barcelona & Spain Enjoyed a golden run from 2005 onwards, winning the UEFA Champions League with Barca in 2006, 2009 and 2011, as well as UEFA EURO 2008 and the 2010 World Cup as a cornerstone of his country's defence. Philipp Lahm – 5 (2006, 08, 12, 13, 14) Bayern Munich & Germany One of Europe's most consistent performers for a decade. Lahm's sequence of three suc...
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