UEFA Team of the Year 2014: Alexis Sanchez, Thibaut Courtois and Yaya Toure among Premier League stars nominated

Just 7 Premier League stars are among the 40 nominated for the 2014 UEFA Team of the Year.

Manchester City trio Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta have been shortlisted along with Arsenal frontman Alexis Sanchez, Manchester United star Angel Di Maria and Chelsea duo Diego Costa and Thibaut Courtois.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale are obvious inclusions while sixteen European stars have been nominated for the first time.  (DailyMail).