Ko će biti nasljednik Lionela Messija i da li će nagrada za najboljeg igrača u Evropi ostati kod Argentinca, saznat ćemo 30. augusta na izvlačenju grupne faze Lige prvaka za narednu sezonu. O najboljem igraču odlučivat će 53 sportska novinara iz Evrope.
Lista 32 igrača Sergio Agüero (ARG) – Manchester City FC Xabi Alonso (ESP) – Real Madrid CF Mario Balotelli (ITA) – Manchester City FC Jakub Błaszczykowski (POL) – Borussia Dortmund Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) – Juventus Iker Casillas (ESP) – Real Madrid CF Petr Čech (CZE) – Chelsea FC Fábio Coentrão (POR) – Real Madrid CF
Leslie Davies (WAL) – Bangor City FC Didier Drogba (CIV) – Chelsea FC (Shanghai Shenhua FC) Cesc Fàbregas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Falcao (COL) – Club Atlético de Madrid Joe Hart (ENG) – Manchester City FC Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE) – AC Milan Andrés Iniesta (ESP) – FC Barcelona Shinji Kagawa (JPN) – Borussia Dortmund (now at Manchester United FC) Vincent Kompany (BEL) – Manchester City FC Frank Lampard (ENG) – Chelsea FC Lionel Messi (ARG) – FC Barcelona
Luka Modrić (CRO) – Tottenham Hotspur FC Mesut Özil (GER) – Real Madrid CF Pepe (POR) – Real Madrid CF Andrea Pirlo (ITA) – Juventus Sergio Ramos (ESP) – Real Madrid CF Raúl González (ESP) – FC Schalke 04 (Al-Sadd) Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – Real Madrid CF Wayne Rooney (ENG) – Manchester United FC David Silva (ESP) – Manchester City FC Fernando Torres (ESP) – Chelsea FC Yaya Touré (CIV) – Manchester City FC
Robin van Persie (NED) – Arsenal FC Xavi Hernández (ESP) – FC Barcelona