EA will be unveiling the nominees for the EA SPORTS FIFA 2021 Team Of The Year starting at 12am GMT+8 on Saturday, 8 January 2022.

EA SPORTS FIFA’s Team Of The Year invites fans to ‘Back the Best’ and cast their vote for their favourite players and form their ultimate starting XI from a list of 80 nominees who had the biggest impact in world football in 2021. Last year’s Team of The Year garnered over 10 million fan votes to decide who made the final XI – the definitive list of the world’s best.

Nominees will be announced on all EA SPORTS FIFA social media channels including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The nominee reveal schedule is as follows: 

• Saturday, 8 January at 12am GMT+8 – Attacker Nominees
• Sunday, 9 January at 12am GTM+8 – Midfielder Nominees
• Monday, 10 January at 12am GMT+8 – Defender & Goalkeeper Nominees

Fans will be able to select and share their starting XI for the 2021 Team of The Year during the voting period which begins at 12am GMT+8 on 11 January 2022 until 3.59pm GMT+8 on 18 January 2022.