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).
* 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 (Italia / Juventus), David Silva (Spania / Manchester City), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germania / Bayern Munchen), Yaya Toure (Coasta de Fildes / Manchester City), Xavi Hernandez (Spania / Barcelona).
* Atacanti (15 nominalizari)
Sergio Aguero (Argentina / Manchester City), Mario Balottelli (Italia / Manchester City), Karim Benzema (Franta / Real Madrid), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay / Napoli), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugalia / Real Madrid), Didier Drogba (Coasta de Fildes / Shanghai Shenua), Samuel Eto’o (Camerun / Anji Mahachkala), Falcao (Columbia / Atletico Madrid), Mario Gomez (Germania / Bayern Munchen), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Suedia / Paris Saint Germains), Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona), Neymar (Brazilia / Santos), Wayne Rooney (Anglia / Manchester United), Luis Suarez (Uruguay / Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Olanda / Manchester United).
Pe natiuni, cei mai multi nominalizati ii are Spania – 11, iar la nivel de cluburi, firesc, intaietatea o detine tot grupari iberice, e vorba, evident, de Barcelona si Real Madrid, fiecare cu 9 jucatori selectionati in lotul de ”55”.
Rezultatul va fi anuntat in cadrul Galei Balonul de Aur de la Zurich (7 ianuarie 2013).
Echipa ideala a anului 2011, rezultata prin aceiasi metoda de vot, a avut urmatoarea componenta, una care, cel mai probabil, ar putea suferi prea putine modificari si in 2012: Iker Casillas (Spania / Real Madrid) – Dani Alves (Brazilia / Barcelona), Gerard Pique (Spania / Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Spania / Real Madrid), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia / Manchester United) – Andres Iniesta (Spania / Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Spania / Real Madrid), Xavi (Spania / Barcelona) – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugalia / Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona), Wayne Rooney (Anglia / Manchester United)
