Your Team of 2006 revealed

Your Team of 2006 revealed

The uefa.com users' Team of 2006 has been announced with players from UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona and FIFA World Cup winners Italy dominating the selection.

Record voteNearly four million votes were cast by a record 390,000 individual uefa.com users and the resulting dream dozen includes four players who were also in last year's lineup as well as five newcomers.

Barcelona dominate

European champions Barcelona have four players – summer recruit Gianluca Zambrotta, Carles Puyol, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o - in the side along with coach Frank Rijkaard. With almost 292,000 nominations, Ronaldinho received the highest number of votes. Barça's UEFA Champions League final opponents Arsenal FC lend two players to the team in teenage central midfielder Cesc Fabregas and striker Thierry Henry, back for the fifth time after missing out last year.
Italy recognition Three members of Italy's World-Cup winning squad - Zambrotta, Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon, goalkeeper for the third time in four years - have been chosen, while another World Cup star, Germany's Philipp Lahm, is a novelty at left-back. Another fresh face, AC Milan maestro Kaká, takes the attacking midfield berth while Steven Gerrard, chosen in central midfield last term, gets the nod in the right-midfield category on this occasion.
Fan involvement uefa.com site manager Adrian Harte said: "We are delighted with the record vote this year as we have always believed that it is important for our users, the fans, to have their voice heard as they are the ones supporting our competitions. The final team is an excellent one, featuring some established stars and some talented young European players. Indeed, all but one of the players will be back in UEFA Champions League action next month, further proof that the competition showcases the best players in the world."