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Once again Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have proved themselves to be the best players on the planet, but it’s the Argentine who continues to claim the individual accolades.

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Part 6 of this year’s Top 50 features two players who again showed their consistency in 2012, while the other is one the series’ big movers after a goal-filled 12 months.

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Unbelievably, this part of the Top 50 features a player who somehow failed to make the cut last year.

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We’re into the final 20 of this year’s big countdown and this particular section features five Spaniards as well as four players who helped Manchester City to their first Premier League title since 1968.

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Part 3 of this year’s Top 50 Players in the World 2012 sees us countdown from 30 to 21 with no less than SEVEN new entries.

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In part two of this year’s Top 50 there’s heavy representation from Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona, while two more Premier League players crack the top 50.

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It’s that time of year again! We’ve tallied the votes and taken opinions on board so now it’s time to reveal the Top 50 Players in the World for 2012!

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We’ve hit the business end of things in the Top 50 as the countdown moves into single figures with two Barca stars, two German internationals and a World Cup Golden Ball winner.