50.000 de jucatori care apartin sindicatelor fotbalistilor profesionisti de pe intreaga planeta isi voteaza in aceaste zile "11-le" ideal al anului, in ''carti'' fiind 55 dintre cele mai cunoscute nume ale "sportului rege" mondial.
Echipa lumii FIFA / FIFPro XI 2012 se va alcatui in formula 1-4-3-3, din urmatorii pretendenti pe posturi:
* Portari (5 nominalizari)
Gianluigi Buffon (Italia / Juventus), Iker Casillas (Spania / Real Madrid), Petr Cech (Cehia / Chelsea Londra), Joe Hart (Anglia / Manchester City), Manuel Neuer (Germania / Bayern Munchen)
* Fundasi (20 nominalizari)
Jordi Alba (Spania / Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Tara Galilor / Tottenham), Giorgio Chiellini (Italia / Juventus), Ashley Cole (Anglia / Chelsea), Dani Alves (Brazilia / Barcelona), David Luiz (Brazilia / Chelsea), Patrice Evra (Franta / Manchester United), Rio Ferdinand (Anglia / Manchester United), Mats Hummels (Germania / Borussia Dortmund), Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia / Chelsea), Vincent Kompany (Belgia / Manchester City), Phillip Lahm (Germania / Bayern Munchen), Marcelo (Brazilia / Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Argentina / Barcelona), Pepe (Portugalia / Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Spania / Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Spania / Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spania / Real Madrid), John Terry (Anglia / Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Brazilia / Paris Saint Germains).
Rezultatul va fi anuntat in cadrul Galei Balonul de Aur de la Zurich (7 ianuarie 2013).
* Mijlocasi (15 nominalizari)
Xabi Alonso (Spania / Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Spania / Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Spania / Barcelona), Steven Gerrard (Anglia / Liverpool), Eden Hazard (Belgia / Chelsea), Andres Iniesta (Spania / Barcelona), Frank Lampard (Anglia / Chelsea), Luka Modric (Croatia / Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil ((Germania / Real Madrid), Andrea Pirlo