Courtois, Costa shortlisted for team of the year

On Tuesday, UEFA named 40 finalists for their "team of the year". Two Chelsea players were named to that shortlist, both of whom spent last season playing for Atletico Madrid.

Thibaut Courtois is among the four goalkeepers named, though poor Iker Casillas found himself left out in the cold this time. Diego Costa was also nominated as a forward, where Luis Suarez was snubbed.

If you want to vote for the team of the year, voting is still open by clicking this link. The full list of finalists is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Beto (Sevilla), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)

Defenders: David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Medhi Benatia (Bayern Munich), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), Ezequiel Garay (Zenit), Diego Godín (Atletico Madrid), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Miranda (Atletico Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich), Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid), Angel Di María (Manchester United), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich), Yaya Toure (Manchester City)

Forwards: Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Diego Costa (Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Jonatan Soriano (Salzburg), Carlos Tevez (Juventus).