The 23-year-old left-back and the 25-year-old midfielder are also nominated for the Men’s Footballer of the Year, marking their first appearance in these year-end selections at the gala of the governing body of European football.

The ‘Team of the Year’ is dominated by the French and European champions, PSG, whose selections include goalkeeper Donnarumma (already transferred to Manchester City), full-back Hakimi, defender Pacho, and forward Ousmane Dembélé, who in September won the Ballon d'Or, France Football’s award for the best footballer of the past season.

Completing the selection, in addition to the two Portuguese players who also won the Nations League with Portugal, are Cole Palmer, a key figure in Chelsea's Club World Cup-winning team, Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, and two Spanish stars from FC Barcelona, ​​Pedri and Lamine Yamal.