From 18 La Liga stars to 14 Mourinho disciples - all the stats behind the €885m Goal.com 50

Cristiano Ronaldo came in first in the fifth annual vote, but his triumph tells only part of the story behind the full list of 50 modern superstars

The Portuguese superstar has spoken of his delight at being named our leading player of the 2011-12 season, after being presented with the award in Los Angeles

Who was the top global superstar of last season? Vote from Goal.com's shortlist of 10 and find out who the fans think was the best player in the world

The Real Madrid superstar scooped the prize for a second time thanks to his heroics in 2011-12. Below are the highlights which characterised his award-winning season

Despite two high-profile spot-kick errors, the Portuguese carried Real Madrid back to the top of the tree in Spain. With the monkey off his back, he can rule the world again