The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has named Great Britain athletes Alistair McGregor and Barry Middleton in its WorldHockey All Star Team for 2008.

The All Star Team is compiled by hockey experts from across the globe and lists the 18 best players in the world each year.

Midfielder Barry Middleton, who has also been shortlisted for the FIH World Player of the Year award, has 74 caps for Great Britain and 100 England caps.  He was named co-vice-captain by Coach Jason Lee ahead of the Olympic Games in Beijing where he scored twice, netting the opening goal in the games against Australia and Korea, as GB secured fifth place.  Middleton plays his club hockey for HGC in the Netherlands.

Goalkeeper Alistair McGregor was recently named as Great Britain Hockey’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ for his World Class performances at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Chile and the Olympic Games in China.

The 27-year-old Loughborough Students athlete, who has 29 Great Britain caps and 82 for Scotland, is one of only two goalkeepers in the WorldHockey All Star Team.

Also in the World All Star Team are four members of Germany’s Gold medal winning side, four of Spain’s silver medal winners, three Dutch, three Australians, one Pakistani and one Korean.

In 2006, Richard Mantell and Crista Cullen were selected for their respective WorldHockey All Star Teams after their performances for England while Cullen also featured in the 2007 All Star Team.

To see the WorldHockey All Star Team in full click here.

Via Great Britain Hockey