Teams of the year, Part Two

Teams of the year, Part Two

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1983:

Europe: Denmark

Africa: Ghana

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1969, January 3, 1984 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1970, January 10, 1984 / French) 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1969, January 3, 1984

(Denmark squad, Top, left to right: Morten Olsen, Ole Kjær, Michael Laudrup,  Soren Busk, Soren Lerby  , Bottom, left to right: Jens Jorn Bertelesen, John Lauridsen, Jesper Olsen, Klaus Berggreen, Ivan Nielsen, Allan Simonsen  , October 26, 1983, European Championships Qualifier, Hungary 1-Denmark 0)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 1995/96:

Edwin van der Saar (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Frank De Boer (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Danny Blind (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Laurent Blanc (France and Auxerre)

Paolo Maldini (Italy and AC Milan)

Mehmet Scholl (Germany and Bayern Munich)

Jari Litmanen (Finland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Rai (Brazil and Paris St. Germain)

Alessandro Del Piero (Italy and Juventus)

George Weah (Liberia and AC Milan)

Eric Cantona (France and Manchester United)

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1996

(Team of the season 1995/96)

ESM team of the season