lol fifa, on the short list for who to vote for Bale is listed as a defender, And despite being awful for the entire year Gerrard was on the short list for midfielders.
Toure/hazard/lampard and silva were the only other prem midfielders on the shortlist.
Shortlist people were voting from -
TOTY will be from
Keepers
•Gianluigi Buffon (Italy and Juventus)•Iker Casillas (Spain and Real Madrid)•Peter Cech (Czech Republic and Chelsea)•Joe Hart (England and Manchester City)•Manuel Neuer (Germany and Bayern Munich).
Defenders
Jordi Alba (Spain, Barcelona); Gareth Bale (Wales, Tottenham); Giorgio Chiellini (Italy, Juventus); Ashley Cole (England, Chelsea); Dani Alves (Brazil, Barcelona); David Luiz (Brazil, Chelsea); Patrice Evra (France, Manchester United); Rio Ferdinand (England, Manchester United); Mats Hummels (Germany, Borussia Dortmund); Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia, Chelsea); Vincent Kompany (Belgium, Manchester City); Philipp Lahm (Germany, Bayern Munich), Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid); Javier Mascherano (Argentina, Barcelona); Pepe (Portugal, Real Madrid); Gerard Pique (Spain, Barcelona); Carles Puyol (Spain, Barcelona); Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid); John Terry (England, Chelsea); Thiago Silva (Brazil, Paris Saint-Germain).
Midfielders
•Xabi Alonso (Spain, Real Madrid)•Sergio Busquets (Spain, Barcelona)•Cesc Fabregas (Spain, Barcelona)
•Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool)•Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea)•Andrés Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona)•Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea)•Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)•Mesut Özil (Germany, Real Madrid)
•Andrea Pirlo (Italy, Juventus)•Franck Ribéry (France, Bayern Munich)•David Silva (Spain, Manchester City)•Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, Bayern Munich)•Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast, Manchester City)•Xavi (Spain, Barcelona)
Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Argentina, Manchester City), Mario Balotelli (Italy, Manchester City), Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay, Napoli), Dider Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire, Chelsea/Shanghai Shenhua) , Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Anzhi Makhachkala), Radamel Falcao (Colombia, Atletico Madrid), Mario Gomez (Germany, Bayern Munich), Zlatan Ibrahimvic (Sweden, AC Milan/Paris Saint-Germain), Neymar (Brazil, Santos), Robin Van Persie (Netherlands, Arsenal/Manchester United), Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United), Luis Suarez(Uruguay, Liverpool).