No EPL player in UEFA list

European soccer body UEFA’s website announced their 2012 team of the year on Wednesday with, for the first time, no players from the English Premier League among the all-star line-up.

UEFA said a record 5.3 million votes had been cast by nearly half a million users of www.uefa.com, 20 percent more than a year ago, with eight players named from clubs in Spain's La Liga. The uefa.com team of the year, now in it's 12th edition, does not bear the official UEFA imprimatur but is popular among fans.
 
Team of the year: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Thiago Silva (AC Milan/Paris Saint-Germain), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).