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30 is the age when football players enter the twilight of their careers and their performance start to decline. But this set of players have proven this wrong and, even after crossing the age of 30, they are still going strong.
There are still some very good players above 30 and the best XI of them can still win you many trophies. This XI can easily dominate most opponents.
Formation: 4-3-3
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer (31)
Manuel Neuer is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers since Lev Yashin. The German won the World Cup in 2014 with Germany and also took home the Golden Glove trophy. The 31-year-old keeper stood third in the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 ranking which is quite commendable for a goalkeeper.
His records are also incredible. He won the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award for 4 consecutive years. The German has made 503 appearances in Bundesliga for Schalke and Bayern Munich winning the title 5 times with the latter.
An athletic keeper, he is known in particular for his outstanding speed, agility, reflexes, consistency, and shot-stopping. He is also known for his positioning, concentration and penalty-saving abilities.
No other player would suit this team better than Neuer for this position.
Left Back: Filipe Luís (32)
Filipe Luís is a Brazil international who plays as a left-back for Spanish club Atletico Madrid. At the age of 32, Luis is still one of the best left-backs in the world and has been consistent throughout his career.
The Brazilian has been instrumental in Atletico's success in the recent years. He has good stamina and is great at man marking, he is an aggressive defender and is not scared to lunge into tackles, doing anything to win the ball back.
Right Back: Dani Alves (34)
Dani Alves plays at right-back for PSG and the Brazil national team. Although aged 34 now, he is still one of the best right-backs of this generation. His attacking play as a full-back is almost second to none.
Not many can match his athleticism down the right flank and it is safe to say that he has championed his position. The Brazilian has been voted into five of the last seven FIFPro World XIs.
He has won 34 trophies during his long and illustritious career and is the third most decorated player.
Alves is an offensive right-back known, in particular for his pace, stamina, and overlapping attacking runs which also enable him to play as a winger. He also has good crossing ability which helps in supplying dangerous balls into the box.
Centre Back: Sergio Ramos (31)
Of late, Ramos has become famous for his heading ability and is always a threat in the opponent's box during set pieces. The Spaniard is a ball-playing defender and can trigger quick attacks from the back by feeding long passes.
An aggressive defender, he has had a fruitful career winning 16 trophies along the way. He is a very passionate player and his love for the game cannot be ignored. He is a role model for young defenders with a strong build and tough-tackling ability.
Ramos captains both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, and is an integral part of both. He is the nation's second most-capped player.
Centre Back: Giorgio Chiellini (33)
Chiellini is an out-and-out, old-fashioned, no-nonsense defender. A physically strong, aggressive, and versatile centre-back, his main strength lies in pressurising the opponent strikers and being aggressive enough to win the ball back.
A fearless defender, he is feared by many opponents. Leading the Juventus defensive line, he knows how to do his job. The Italian is a nightmare for forwards and his aerial presence, strength and great tackling are his greatest assets.
With Juventus, he has won six consecutive Serie A titles from 2011/12 to 2016/17, as well as three Coppa Italia titles, and three Supercoppa Italiana titles. He is also among Italy's 10 most-capped players ever.
Defensive Midfielder: Arturo Vidal (30)
Vidal has performed well in the last few seasons with Bayern Munich and Chile. The Chiliean is a complete midfielder, known for his marking, positional sense, tackling and anticipation - attributes which allow him to be effective at intercepting passes, winning back possession, and subsequently starting an attack.
He has earned over 90 caps for the Chile national team since his debut in 2007, helping his nation to victory at the 2015 Copa America and the Copa America Centenario a year later.
A versatile and hard working player, Vidal, is capable of assisting his teammates in both defence and attack.
Central Midfielder: Luka Modric (32)
Named the worst La Liga signing in 2012, Modric, has certainly proved everyone wrong and has been a bargain for Real Madrid.
The little magician has been named the Croatian Footballer of the Year a record six times. In 2015, he became the first Croatian player ever to be included in the FIFA World XI in which he was included once again in 2016, as well in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2016.
The Croatian is noted for his ability to pass the ball accurately across long or short distances, even with the outside of his boot, as well as his ball control, first touch, positional play, and his ability to retain possession.
Central Midfielder: Andres Iniesta (33)
A La Masia product, Andres Iniesta has been entertaining the football world since 2005 and shows no signs of slowing down. El Cerebro has savoured a trophy-laden career winning 29 trophies and is the most decorated Spanish player of all time.
His excellent dribbling and accurate passing along with other traits such as his vision and decision-making make him one of the best midfielders to ever play the game.
Iniesta is a playmaker who relies on exceptional creative passing, intuition and inventiveness to control the midfield and dictate the ebb and flow of play. His understanding of the game is better than most and he always know where his teammates are.
Right Forward: Lionel Messi (30)
The best player La Masia has ever produced, Lionel Messi is just exceptional. A gift to football, he has been the main man for his team for the past decade. He is a pure football talent.
Blessed with absolutely sensational dribbling skills and a magnificent first touch, scoring a goal or assisting a teammate has never been difficult for the Argentine. Since his debut, he has scored over 600 senior career goals for club and country.
A prolific goalscorer, Messi is known for his finishing, positioning, quick reactions, and ability to make attacking runs to beat the defensive line.
Left Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (32)
Cristiano Ronaldo is the perfect example of hard work. He is also one of the most fittest athletes in the world.
After hitting the age of 30, he has completely changed his game from a skillful winger to a forward. He has a burning desire to be the best and has worked incredibly hard to become the best.
A versatile forward, Ronaldo is capable of playing on either wing as well as through the centre of the pitch, and, while ostensibly right-footed, he is very strong with both feet.
The Portuguese star is noted for his work ethic and dedication to improvement on the training pitch. He is known to never give up and has a strong desire to win - which became evident when he won his fifth Ballon d'Or to tie his trophy haul with that of Messi.
Striker: Luis Suarez (30)
A source of controversy, Luis Suarez is Uruguay's all-time leading goal scorer and he also ended the dominance of Messi and Ronaldo in La Liga by winning the Pichichi trophy in 2016.
Suarez makes goal scoring look like an easy task using his finesse and remarkable finishing ability. He is a prolific striker and has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot and a Pichichi trophy.
El Pistolero has been praised for his attacking work rate, and his shot technique that allows him to score from tough positions. He also creates scoring opportunities for his teammates which makes him the right striker to complete this team.
