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Vote for Team of the Year by 12.00CET on Friday

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Voting closes for the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2012 at 12.00CET on Friday, so make sure you have selected your best XI of last year before the deadline.

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UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2011 revealed
Live 18/01/2012

UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2011 revealed

The UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2011 has been unveiled with your 4.5m votes producing a Liga-dominated XI including five FC Barcelona and three Real Madrid CF players.
Team of the year: goalkeepers
Live 11/12/2012

Team of the year: goalkeepers

Who was the best keeper in 2012? Take your pick from the shortlist of Iker Casillas, Manuel Neuer, Gianluigi Buffon and Petr Čech in the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year.
Team of the year: defenders
Live 11/12/2012

Team of the year: defenders

Who were the best defenders in 2012? Take your pick from a shortlist of 12 including Ashley Cole, Mats Hummels and Sergio Ramos in the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year.
Antonín Panenka: My team of 2012
Live 24/12/2012

Antonín Panenka: My team of 2012

Including a defender who "fights for every ball like a bull" and a forward "impossible to stop", former Czechoslovakia midfielder Antonín Panenka selects his Team of 2012.
Ruud van Nistelrooy: My team of 2012
Live 23/12/2012

Ruud van Nistelrooy: My team of 2012

"This is a real fantasy team," enthused Ruud van Nistelrooy in picking his XI of 2012, which features three Real Madrid CF players and a forward he regards as "the best of all time".
Team of the year: midfielders
Live 11/12/2012

Team of the year: midfielders

Who were the best midfielders in 2012? Take your pick from a shortlist of 12 including Marco Reus, Xabi Alonso and David Silva in the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year.
Steve McManaman: My team of 2012
Live 22/12/2012

Steve McManaman: My team of 2012

Unsurprisingly for a man who shone in the colours of Real Madrid CF, there is a distinctly Spanish flavour to Steve McManaman's Team of 2012, plus three players from last year's final.
Team of the year: forwards
Live 11/12/2012

Team of the year: forwards

Will you go for out-and-out strikers? Or a mixture of classic No10s? The likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Falcao, Edinson Cavani and Mario Gomez are competing for your vote.
Sonny Anderson: My team of 2012
Live 21/12/2012

Sonny Anderson: My team of 2012

Sonny Anderson won titles in France, Spain, Switzerland and Brazil and four countries also provide players for his selection for the UEFA.com users' Team of 2012.
Mustafa Denizli: My team of 2012
Live 21/12/2012

Mustafa Denizli: My team of 2012

"This team is all about freedom," explained celebrated former Turkey coach Mustafa Denizli as he talked UEFA.com through a very thoroughly thought-out Team of 2012 selection.
José Augusto: My team of 2012
Live 21/12/2012

José Augusto: My team of 2012

Twice a European champion with SL Benfica, former Portugal winger José Augusto names two compatriots in his Team of 2012 as well as two of Juventus's star attractions.
Rainer Bonhof: My team of 2012
Live 20/12/2012

Rainer Bonhof: My team of 2012

A world and European champion with West Germany, Rainer Bonhof has real belief in the current generation of German talent, as he reveals in his Team of 2012 selection.
Sandro Mazzola: My team of 2012
Live 19/12/2012

Sandro Mazzola: My team of 2012

Two members of Chelsea FC's UEFA Champions League-winning defence feature in former FC Internazionale Milano midfielder Sandro Mazzola's UEFA.com users' Team of 2012.
Gaizka Mendieta: My team of 2012
Live 17/12/2012

Gaizka Mendieta: My team of 2012

"These players are and will be historic figures in the world of football," explained Gaizka Mendieta as he justified his Spain-dominated selection for the UEFA.com users' Team of 2012.