A flurry of provisional 2014 World Cup rosters were released on Monday, leaving many of the world's talented footballers with mixed emotions. For some, the elation and dream of representing their country in Brazil was realized. For others, years of preparation were met with anger and disappointment.
Then, there's Samir Nasri's girlfriend.
She decided to take it to another level after her significant other was left off France's provisional roster.
So with this many great talents available, self-inflicted or not, what would an All-Snub lineup look like?
We have the answer. Apologies to the players that were snubbed from the All-Snub team.
All-Snub Lineup (4-3-3): Caballero; Clichy, Abidal, Ayala, Rafinha; Nasri, Nainggolan, Coutinho; Tevez, Uche, Isco
Goalkeeper, Willy Caballero, Argentina: Left off Argentina's provisional roster, Caballero is third in La Liga with 128 saves and is allowing a respectable 1.24 goals per game this season.
Left-Back, Gael Clichy, France: Credit to France for not having itself in order. Three of the national team's former players have bolstered the All-Snub team, including Gael Clichy. It's not like he just made 18 starts for Premier League title winners Manchester City.
Center-Back, Eric Abidal, France: At 34-years-old, Abidal's omission is understandable. That said, he did average five clearances per match for Monaco this season.
Center-Back, Hugo Ayala, Mexico: Of the 23 players Azteca Deportes leaked (via Goal) for Miguel Herrera's World Cup roster, Ayala was the only one to not get a ticket to Brazil. He averaged nine defensive actions per match for Tigres this season, and after that kind of tease, we're not snubbing him again.
Right-Back, Rafinha, Brazil: The 28-year-old is an alternate on Brazil's squad, but he still qualifies as a snub. Rafinha made 25 league appearances for Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich this year.
Left-Midfielder, Samir Nasri, France: Seven league goals. Seven league assists. One Premier League title. One All-Star Twitter account. Case closed.
Defensive-Midfielder, Radja Nainggolan, Belgium: Like Rafinha, Nainggolan is an alternate for his national team. The 26-year-old made 16 appearances for a resurgent Roma side.
Right-Midfielder, Coutinho, Brazil: One of the more enjoyable players to watch this season, Coutinho made 33 appearances for Liverpool, scoring five goals and creating 64 chances.
Left-Forward, Carlos Tevez, Argentina: Look, If a man wants to go to Disney World, you let the man go to Disney World—even if he's third in Serie A with 19 goals.
Center-Forward, Ikechukwu Uche, Nigeria: He harbors no hard feelings toward his national team for his snub. With 13 goals this season for Villarreal, he should.
Right-Forward, Isco, Spain: In fairness to Spain, you try making that World Cup roster. Fernando Torres made it? Nevermind. Maybe it's not as difficult as it's perceived to be. At 22-years-old, Isco's time will come. Though, with eight goals and 67 chances created for Real Madrid this season, it could have been now.
Eddie Johnson is getting snubbed in my "All-Snub" XI. Poor guy can't catch a break. #FreeEJ #USMNT
— Eduardo Mendez (@Mendez_FC) May 13, 2014
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