Terry, Lampard and Makelele named in star world line-up

PLAYERS from the Premiership featured strongly in the inaugural MasterCard FIFPro World XI Player Awards, announced in London.

The nominations were made by their fellow professionals through the global umbrella organisation of players unions, and Premiership champions Chelsea had three of their men named in the line-up defender John Terry and midfielders Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele.

There was, however, no place in the side for prolific Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, as Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o and AC Milan frontman Andrei Shevchenko topped the poll in attack.