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Josh Challies

'Scandalous!' - Arsenal fans fume over what FIFA have done to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Arsenal fans on social media are renowned for their ability to club together to get behind a campaign and the latest one expresses sheer bafflement around a decision made by FIFA.

The world's governing body announced their 55-man shortlist for the 2019 Men's XI this morning, featuring some of the greatest names from across the sport - although there were a few baffling inclusions.

Not only that, a number of significant names were excluded from the list and among those was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, despite his superb run of goalscoring form last season.

The Gabonese forward finished as joint top-scorer in the Premier League alongside Liverpool pair Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, both of whom earned a nomination, and Aubameyang struck a total of 31 goals across all competitions last term.

Therefore, the decision not to name Aubameyang on the shortlist irked a fair few supporters - especially with the likes of Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann, both of whom were outscored by the Arsenal man, earned a mention.

Here is the 55-man shortlist:

Goalkeepers (5)

Alisson Becker (BRA) - Liverpool FC

David De Gea (ESP) - Manchester United

Ederson Moraes (BRA) - Manchester City

Jan Oblak (SVN) - Atletico Madrid

Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GER) - FC Barcelona

Premier League 2019/20 September fixtures

Defenders (20)

Jordi Alba (ESP) - FC Barcelona

Trent Alexander-Arnold (ENG) - Liverpool FC

Dani Alves (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain / Sao Paulo FC

Joao Cancelo (POR) - Juventus / Manchester City

Daniel Carvajal (ESP) - Real Madrid

Giorgio Chiellini (ITA) - Juventus

Matthijs de Ligt (NED) - Ajax / Juventus

Diego Godin (URU) - Atletico Madrid / Internazionale

Joshua Kimmich (GER) - Bayern Munich

Kalidou Koulibaly (SEN) - SSC Napoli

Aymeric Laporte (FRA) - Manchester City

Marcelo (BRA) - Real Madrid

Gerard Pique (ESP) - FC Barcelona

Sergio Ramos (ESP) - Real Madrid

Andrew Robertson (SCO) - Liverpool FC

Alex Sandro (BRA) - Juventus

Thiago Silva (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain

Virgil van Dijk (NED) - Liverpool FC

Raphael Varane (FRA) - Real Madrid

Kyle Walker (ENG) - Manchester City

Midfielders (15)

Sergio Busquets (ESP) - FC Barcelona

Casemiro (BRA) - Real Madrid

Kevin de Bruyne (BEL) - Manchester City

Frenkie de Jong (NED) - Ajax / FC Barcelona

Christian Eriksen (DEN) - Tottenham Hotspur

Eden Hazard (BEL) - Chelsea FC / Real Madrid

N'Golo Kante (FRA) - Chelsea FC

Toni Kroos (GER) - Real Madrid

Arthur Melo (BRA) - FC Barcelona

Luka Modric (CRO) - Real Madrid

Paul Pogba (FRA) - Manchester United

Ivan Rakitic (CRO) - FC Barcelona

Bernardo Silva (POR) - Manchester City

Dusan Tadic (SRB) - Ajax

Arturo Vidal (CHI) - FC Barcelona

Forwards (15)

Sergio Aguero (ARG) - Manchester City

Karim Benzema (FRA) - Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) - Juventus

Roberto Firmino (BRA) - Liverpool FC

Antoine Griezmann (FRA) - Atletico Madrid / FC Barcelona

Son Heung-min (KOR) - Tottenham Hotspur

Harry Kane (ENG) - Tottenham Hotspur

Robert Lewandowski (POL) - Bayern Munich

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