FIFA FIFPro World XI 2012

FIFPro and FIFA present the players who have been nominated on the shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro World XI of 2012.

What is the FIFPro World XI?

 FIFPro is organising the election of the World XI for the eighth successive year. Since 2009, the world-wide trade union for professional football players has organised this election in close collaboration with FIFA. This autumn, FIFPro sent out 45,000 voting ballots to all affiliated players unions, who in turn distributed the forms among the players.

The fifteen midfielders who have received the most votes from all the professional football players in the world are (in alphabetical order):

·         Xabi Alonso (Spain and Real Madrid)

·         Sergio Busquets (Spain and FC Barcelona)

·         Cesc Fabregas (Spain and FC Barcelona)

·         Steven Gerrard (England and Liverpool)

·         Eden Hazard (Belgium and Chelsea)

·         Andres Iniesta (Spain and FC Barcelona)

·         Frank Lampard (England and Chelsea)

·         Luka Modric (Croatia and Real Madrid)

·         Mesut Ozil (Germany and Real Madrid)

·         Andrea Pirlo (Italy and Juventus)

·         Franck Ribery (France and Bayern Munich)

·         David Silva (Spain and Manchester City)

·         Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany and Bayern Munich)

·         Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City)

·         Xavi Hernandez (Spain and FC Barcelona)

The twenty defenders who have received the most votes from all the professional football players in the world are (in alphabetical order):

·         Jordi Alba (Spain and Barcelona)

·         Gareth Bale (Wales and Tottenham Hotspur)

·         Giorgio Chiellini (Italy and Juventus)

·         Ashley Cole (England and Chelsea)

·         Dani Alves (Brazil and Barcelona)

·         David Luiz (Brazil and Chelsea)

·         Patrice Evra (France and Manchester United)

·         Rio Ferdinand (England and Manchester United)

·         Mats Hummels (Germany and Borussia Dortmund)

·         Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia and Chelsea)

·         Vincent Kompany (Belgium and Manchester City)

·         Philipp Lahm (Germany and Bayern Munich)

·         Marcelo (Brazil and Real Madrid)

·         Javier Mascherano (Argentina and Barcelona)

·         Pepe (Portugal and Real Madrid)

·         Gerard Piqué (Spain and Barcelona),

·         Carles Puyol (Spain and Barcelona)

·         Sergio Ramos (Spain and Real Madrid)

·         John Terry (England and Chelsea)

·         Thiago Silva (Brazil and Paris St-Germain)

The five goalkeepers who have received the most votes from all the professional football players in the world are (in alphabetical order):

·         Gianluigi Buffon (Italy and Juventus)

·         Iker Casillas (Spain and Real Madrid)

·         Peter Cech (Czech Republic and Chelsea)

·         Joe Hart (England and Manchester City)

·         Manuel Neuer (Germany and Bayern Munich).