The world players’ union, invited 50,000 professional players from all over the world to select their best team of 2012.
The honours went to the following all-star squad:
Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Spain)
Defenders: Dani Alves (Brazil), Marcelo (Brazil), Gerard Piqué (Spain) and Sergio Ramos (Spain)
Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Spain), Andrés Iniesta (Spain) and Xavi Hernández (Spain)
Strikers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Radamel Falcao (Colombia) and Lionel Messi (Argentina)
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