The European season wraps up on Saturday, May 26 with the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool. But the season isn’t truly over until Football Tribe recognizes the best players on the Old Continent in our Football Tribe 44 Universal Players Awards.
The final ratings will be determined by European players’ statistical performances in domestic and continental competitions this season, titles won, social media reach, a poll of Football Tribe’s writers, and input from you, our loyal readers!
But before we open voting, we need to expand our list from 40 players (see below) to 44. You can help us by submitting nominations for players belonging to European clubs who participated in UEFA competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League) via Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
Don’t forget to submit your nominations before the deadline on May 26! We can’t wait to hear who you think should receive a Universal Players Award and to share the final ratings with our readers!
The List:
| Name | Club | Country | Age | Position |
| Mesut Ozil | Arsenal | Germany | 29 | FW |
| Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid | Slovenia | 24 | GK |
| Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid | France | 27 | FW |
| Jose Gimenez | Atletico Madrid | Uruguay | 23 | DF |
| Andres Iniesta | Barcelona | Spain | 34 | MF |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | 30 | FW |
| Ter Stegen | Barcelona | Germany | 26 | GK |
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Poland | 29 | FW |
| James Rodriguez | Bayern Munich | Colombia | 26 | FW |
| Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | Germany | 23 | DF |
| Edin Hazard | Chelsea | Belguim | 27 | FW |
| Gigi Buffon | Juventus | Italy | 40 | GK |
| Giorgio Chiellini | Juventus | Italy | 33 | DF |
| Douglas Costa | Juventus | Brazil | 27 | FW |
| Miralem Pjanic | Juventus | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | MF |
| Ciro Immobile | Lazio | Italy | 28 | FW |
| Mohammed Salah | Liverpool | Egypt | 25 | FW |
| Roberto Firmino | Liverpool | Brazil | 26 | FW |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | Senegal | 26 | FW |
| James Milner | Liverpool | England | 32 | MF |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | Belgium | 26 | MF |
| Ederson | Manchester City | Brazil | 24 | GK |
| Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | Argentina | 29 | FW |
| Leroy Sane | Manchester City | Germany | 22 | FW |
| David Silva | Manchester City | Spain | 32 | MF |
| Nemanya Matic | Manchester United | Serbia | 29 | MF |
| David de Gea | Manchester United | Spain | 27 | GK |
| Florian Thauvin | Marseille | France | 25 | FW |
| Lorenzo Insigne | Napoli | Italy | 26 | FW |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | Napoli | Senegal | 26 | DF |
| Neymar | PSG | Brazil | 26 | FW |
| Edinson Cavani | PSG | Uruguay | 31 | FW |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal | 33 | FW |
| Marcelo | Real Madrid | Brazil | 30 | DF |
| Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | Germany | 28 | MF |
| Luka Modric | Real Madrid | Croatia | 32 | MF |
| Alisson Becker | Roma | Brazil | 25 | GK |
| Edin Dzeko | Roma | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 32 | FW |
| Harry Kane | Spurs | England | 24 | FW |
| Christian Eriksen | Spurs | Denmark | 26 | MF |