The biggest event of the FIFA gaming calendar is here, with the FIFA 21 Team of the Year arriving this January.
The world's best players will be released in packs during the week as part of the Team of the Year event, with gamers eager to get their hands on the top footballers in the game.
Some of these players will have huge overall scores, which mean they will be the highest-rated during the entire season, while others will not be overtaken until the Team of the Season.
Which players made the FIFA 21 TOTY squad and when they will be available in packs?
FIFA 21: Team Of The Year Kit announced. EA Sports, through social media, has announced that the Team Of The Year (TOTY) kit for the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team mode will be available in game on Sunday 24 January. Yesterday the Canadian software house unveiled the magnificent 11 players who have been included in this season’s TOTY. TOTY kit in fifa 21? - I have just played someone with this kit, am I being stupid but how is a TOTY kit out already? Posted by 11 hours ago. The FIFA 20 TOTY (team of the year) is confirmed - and there’s no place in it for Cristiano Ronaldo. Juventus’ talismanic frontman notched 39 goals in 50 games in 2019, but it wasn’t enough.
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- What is FIFA 21 Team of the Year?
- When is the FIFA 21 Team of the Year released?
- Which players will be in the FIFA 21 Team of the Year?
- Which players have been nominated for Team of the Year?
- How do I vote for Team of the Year?
- What players are available in Objectives and Squad Building Challenges?
- Will Headliners and OTW cards upgrade during TOTY?
What is FIFA 21 Team of the Year?
Team of the Year (TOTY) is an annual event in FIFA, celebrating the best players from the last 12 months.
The 11 players chosen for the team receive massive upgrade boosts in the game, with some players even rated 99 in TOTY.
In the past, the Team of the Year was connected to the FIFPro World XI, but since that award has moved to December to tie in with FIFA's The Best awards, the in-game equivalent has become a standalone team.
In recent years, the final team has been voted by fans of the game from a longlist of players selected by EA Sports.
This is the case again for FIFA 21, with fans having chosen from four categories (GK, DEF, MID, FWD) to create a team using the 4-3-3 formation.
When is the FIFA 21 Team of the Year released?
The FIFA 21 Team of the Year was announced on January 22 .
For the last two years, the TOTY event began in early January, but was not released until January 15 in FIFA 18.
This year, FIFA 21 was released later than usual and TOTY has been pushed back from January 8, with the Headliners promotion running for two weeks from January 1 to 14.
The final TOTY XI is released in batches during the week, before the entire squad will be available from Wednesday to Friday.
Players are only available in packs and can be bought and sold on the transfer market.
Which players are in the FIFA 21 Team of the Year?
The FIFA 21 Team of the Year is separate to the FIFPro World XI, but the majority of the players are the same as they are widely considered as the best performers over the past year.
Manuel Neuer was named in the FIFA 21 Team of the Year, while the likes of Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes were also selected by fans.
© Provided by Goal FIFA 21 TOTYCristiano Ronaldo is included in the FIFA 21 TOTY, but as a Piemonte Calcio player due to the fact that the official Juventus name, jersey and badge are not licensed in FIFA 21.
Lionel Messi did not make the final team, with fans instead opting for Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe.
| Pos | Player | Team | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | |
| DF | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | |
| DF | Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | |
| DF | Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | |
| DF | Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool | |
| MF | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | 97 |
| MF | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 96 |
| MF | Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | 96 |
| FW | Cristiano Ronaldo | Piemonte Calcio | 98 |
| FW | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 98 |
| FW | Kylian Mbappe | Paris Saint-Germain | 97 |
The people’s champions. 🏆
Over 10 million votes from 185 countries.
Introducing your Team of the Year. #TOTY #FIFA21 pic.twitter.com/vQFiDwckSq
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) January 22, 2021FIFPro World XI:
GK: Alisson (Liverpool)
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
CB: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
CB: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
LB: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
CM: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
CM: Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
CM: Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich/Liverpool)
RW: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
ST: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
LW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
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Another year, another trophy to add to the collection... @DeBruyneKev makes the @EASPORTSFIFA #TOTY 🙌🏻 #FUT 🎮 pic.twitter.com/XvPhAT6nYv
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 22, 2021Which players were nominated for TOTY?
This year's nominations for the FIFA 21 Team of the Year included the majority of the best performers from the past 12 months from Europe's top-five leagues.
This offers greater variety when voting, as players such as Marseille defender Jordan Amavi and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Andre Silva.
Goalkeepers
Alisson - Liverpool
Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid
Ederson - Manchester City
Lukas Hradecky - Bayer Leverkusen
Steve Mandanda - Marseille
Keylor Navas - Paris Saint-Germain
Manuel Neuer - Bayern Munich
Defenders
Francesco Acerbi - Lazio
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool
Jordan Amavi - Marseille
Angelino - RB Leipzig
Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich
Stefan de Vrij - Inter
Matthias Ginter - Borussia Monchengladbach
Theo Hernandez - Milan
Mats Hummels - Dortmund
Jesus Navas - Sevilla
Jordi Alba - Barcelona
Presnel Kimpembe - Paris Saint-Germain
Aymeric Laporte - Manchester City
Marquinhos - Paris Saint-Germain
Andrew Robertson - Liverpool
Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid
Thiago Silva - Chelsea
Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool
Midfielders
Houssem Aouar - Lyon
Bruno Fernandes - Manchester United
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City
Nabil Fekir - Real Betis
Alejandro Gomez - Atalanta
Robin Gosens - Atalanta
Raphael Guerreiro - Dortmund
Jordan Henderson - Liverpool
Joshua Kimmich - Bayern Munich
Mateo Kovacic - Chelsea
Toni Kroos - Real Madrid
Luis Alberto - Lazio
Mikel Merino - Real Sociedad
Dani Parejo - Villarreal
Renato Sanches - Lille
Marcel Sabitzer - RB Leipzig
Heung-Min Son - Tottenham
Lars Stindl - Borussia Monchengladbach
Thiago Alcantara - Liverpool
Forwards
Andre Silva - Eintracht Frankfurt
Ben Yedder - Monaco
Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
Francesco Caputo - Sassuolo
Cristiano Ronaldo - Piemonte Calcio
Angel Di María - Paris Saint-Germain
Paulo Dybala - Piemonte Calcio
Jack Grealish - Aston Villa
Erling Haaland - Dortmund
Ciro Immobile - Lazio
Danny Ings - Southampton
Lorenzo Insigne - Napoli
Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid
Joselu - Alaves
Harry Kane - Tottenham
Andrej Kramaric - Hoffenheim
Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich
Romelu Lukaku - Inter
Sadio Mane - Liverpool
Kylian Mbappe - Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi - Barcelona
Neymar Jr - Paris Saint-Germain
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool
Raheem Sterling - Manchester City
Luis Suarez - Atletico Madrid
Jamie Vardy - Leicester City
How do I vote for Team of the Year?
© Provided by Goal EMBED ONLY FIFA 21 TOTY NomineesVoting for Team of the Year opened on January 7 and ran until January 18.
Choosing your FIFA 21 Team of the Year is easy, just go to the TOTY page on the EA Sports website and drag the players from the bottom of the screen into the correct position on the formation graphic.
Once you have chosen which 11 players you think were the best performers in the past 12 months, click to accept the terms and conditions and then click on Submit Vote.
If you make a mistake, you can just drag a new player to the same position on the formation to change your selection before submitting it.
What players are available in Objectives and Squad Building Challenges?
Fifa Toty Kit 2018
Each promotion so far this season has had a special Objective player, but it is unlikely that TOTY will have a player available through Objectives.
Instead, it is likely that a special Team of the Year kit will be available through in-game Objectives, with special packs likely to be given as rewards.
There is usually a vote for a 12th man in the TOTY squad, with users able to vote for their favourite player who missed out on the final TOTY XI.
Additionally, during the Team of the Year event, TOTY Moments players will also be released in Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) and feature legendary players who were chosen in past TOTYs.
Will Headliners and OTW cards upgrade during TOTY?
Ones to Watch (OTW) and Headliners cards are dynamic versions of players which receive upgrades throughout the season when special cards are released.
These OTW and Headliners receive upgrades when 'performance-based in-form' versions of their card are released. This includes Team of the Week (TOTW), Man of the Match (MOTM), Hero and Team of the Tournament items.
However, EA Sports confirmed that Headliners and OTW cards are not upgraded for Player of the Month (POTM), Team of the Season or Team of the Year.
That means that if Bruno Fernandes is chosen in the TOTY, his Headliner card will not automatically upgrade to match his new TOTY edition.
The Ultimate XI has been revealed!
Following the TOTY nominees announcement two weeks ago, EA Sports announced today the most voted 11 players out of the 70 candidates after nearly 10 million votes. While ‘TOTY regulars’ like Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos or Manuel Neuer made the team, the FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi didn’t made the cut in the Ultimate XI for the first time ever since the introduction of TOTY in FUT.
While this may shock you, fear not as EA Sports might release him as the 12th TOTY player next week. Just as in previous years, the team will be released in packs separately with the forwards hitting the packs first.
With that in mind here is the full TOTY team:
TOTY XI
GK: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – 96 OVR
LB: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) – 93 OVR
CB: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) – 96 OVR
CB: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 96 OVR
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – 94 OVR
CM: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 97 OVR
CM: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – 96 OVR
CM: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – 96 OVR
LW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Piemonte Calcio) – 98 OVR
ST: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 98 OVR
RW: Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) – 97 OVR
The full team will be available in packs next week.
UPDATE
The full TOTY XI is now available in packs together with the 12th TOTY man which is none other than Lionel Messi! You can also get a 7-match loan card of TOTY Messi by completing his Objective in-game.
In addition, EA Sports dropped another six TOTY players in packs as Honourable Mentions thanks to their performances in 2020. The mentioned players are:
CAM: Nabil Fekir (Betis Sevilla) – 88 OVR
RB: Jesus Navas (Bayern Munich) – 88 OVR
CB: Marquinhos (PSG) – 89 OVR
LB: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) – 91 OVR
ST: Ciro Immobile (SS Lazio) – 91 OVR
LW: SadioMané (Liverpool) – 93 OVR
Fifa Toty Cards
Lastly, you can also unlock another Honourable Mentions TOTY player via Objectives and the player in cause is Aston Villa’s star, Jack Grealish. Here are the task you need to complete in order to get him:
Precise Passer: Assist with a Through Ball in 2 separate matches using English players in the Live FUT Friendly: World Beaters
Midfield Magic: Score a Finesse goal in 3 separate matches using Midfielders with min. 4* Skill Moves in the Live FUT Friendly: World Beaters
Letting Fly: Score 3 Outside of the Box goals in the Live FUT Friendly: World Beaters
Successful Seven: Win 7 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: World Beaters
Fifa 19 Toty Kit
Steady Scoring: Score in 12 separate matches using Premier League players in the Live FUT Friendly: World Beaters
The objective will be up until February 5th!