A third of the world cracks plays in Barca or Madrid and one in five is Spanish

Almost a third of those considered by the FIFA as the 50 best players in the world of 2011 belongs to FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The two big Spanish clubs account for 15 of the 50 shortlisted for the FIFA Golden Ball 2011, ie, 1 in 3.33. Almost anything ...

The world football's governing body announced today the names of the fifty players who are part of the first list of award given by France Football with choosing the best player of the year. The next November 1 will be released the first cut, leaving 23 candidates and, finally, on December 5 will be declared the three finalists, among them is the winner, who will not be known until the gala scheduled for January 9 2012.

FC Barcelona is by far the team has more players in this first list of fifty. Up to ten players aspire to the precious prize Blaugrana, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas, Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, David Villa Dani Alves, Eric Abidal and Alexis Sanchez. Meanwhile, another powerful Spanish, Real Madrid, has five candidates: Iker Casillas, Xabi Alonso, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira.

Surely both payrolls are debatable: Some might say that how can you be Khedira and Valdes, some will cry to heaven because you Puyol and Di Maria and good, as always: it never rains to everyone's taste. This type of rankings or selections always elicit some controversy and it would impossible task to find someone who sign your name below the list of 50 candidates. In particular, two of the preset that has made me cry a WTF are fledged Van Persie and Eto'o, but will in the end it's a little like who the other 45 players or joke will be among the three finalists, so there is a question of splitting the veins for a take away hence the name ...

What is spectacular because Barca with ten candidates only need a goalie to form an eleven with all guarantees, for in the list are four main defenses, a defensive midfielder, midfielders organizers, midfielders and forwards. Adding to Valdes, could form a 4-3-3 with Abidal, Puyol, Pique, Alves, Xavi, Cesc-Busquests, Iniesta-Messi-Villa. Real Madrid is the second most pre-selected team, tied with Bayern Munich, which has listed five other candidates: Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Gomez, Muller and Ribery.

In terms of selections, Spain takes the cake, with ten candidates, since the aforementioned de Madrid and Barca must add the citizen David Silva, with arguably the world champions has a fifth of the best players in the world, all a blessing to the Marquis of Del Bosque. The other national team that stands out from others is Germany, because with both Real Madrid and Bayern four reaches half a dozen. Also listed as the two former Atletico Kun Aguero and Diego Forlan, as well as the new star of the dance, Neymar, absent from the list last year.