In this episode of Friends Footy Pod, Harshil Bhatia ‘26 and Miles Lesser ‘26 debate and build a combined team of the 2020s starting 11 in soccer. Each brings their own starting 11 and argues who should get a place in the combined team. They use stats, trophies, international performances, and many other factors to argue their choices. The podcast goes from position to position, going from goalkeeper to striker. (Spoiler alert) The hosts argue and debate over who should get a spot on the team, ultimately deciding on an all-time eleven: Courtois, Reece James, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gabriel, Virgil van Dijk, Luka Modric, Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri, Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah, and finally Erling Braut Haaland.
Sources:
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/thibaut-courtois/profil/spieler/108390
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/reece-james/profil/spieler/472423
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/trent-alexander-arnold/profil/spieler/314353
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/gabriel-magalhaes/profil/spieler/435338
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/thiago-silva/profil/spieler/29241
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/virgil-van-dijk/profil/spieler/139208
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/nuno-mendes/profil/spieler/616341
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/rodri/profil/spieler/357565
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/luka-modric/profil/spieler/27992
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/kevin-de-bruyne/profil/spieler/88755
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/ngolo-kante/profil/spieler/225083
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/jude-bellingham/erfolge/spieler/581678
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/mohamed-salah/profil/spieler/148455
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/kylian-mbappe/profil/spieler/342229
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/erling-haaland/profil/spieler/418560
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- https://www.fotmob.com/players/760712/trent-alexander-arnold
- https://www.fotmob.com/players/795179/gabriel
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- https://www.fotmob.com/players/1077894/jude-bellingham
- https://www.fotmob.com/players/169200/kevin-de-bruyne
- https://www.fotmob.com/players/319300/ngolo-kante
- https://www.fotmob.com/players/31097/luka-modric
- https://www.fotmob.com/players/737066/erling-haaland
- https://www.fotmob.com/players/292462/mohamed-salah
- https://www.fotmob.com/players/701154/kylian-mbappe
