The Top 86 Central Midfielders in the World

I've split the "end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13  positional rankings" into the following:

Forwards, which will be mostly strikers but maybe also some players here and there who people may view as wingers or attacking midfielders, but if they are generally the most attacking players on their teams I've included them here. Goalscorers.

Attacking midfielders/Wingers I've combined since there is so much positional overlap between those players. Some of the most goalscoring central midfielders will also be included here as well as among the other midfielders.

Midfielders will be primarily central midfielders but also various all-rounders capable of wide-play or in primarily defensive or attacking roles. Some will also be ranked as attacking midfielders.

Centrebacks almost goes without saying but as usual be aware a few has also recieved ranking boosts because they're also good fullbacks.

Fullbacks like with the wingers both left and right sided players.

 The top 86 central midfielders in the world(end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13):

1. Xavi - Spain - Barcelona
2. Andrea Pirlo - Italy - Juventus
3 Xabi Alonso - Spain - Real Madrid
4 Bastian Schweinsteiger - Germany - Bayern München
5 Yaya Tore - Ivory Coast - Manchester City
6  Luka Modric - Croatia -Tottenham
7 Sergio Busquets - Spain - Barcelona
8 Daniele De Rossi - Italy - Roma
9 Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
10 Javier Mascherano - Argentina - Barcelona
11 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
12  Arturo Vidal - Chile - Juventus
13 Thiago Alcântara - Spain - Barcelona
14 Sami Khedira - Germany - Real Madrid
15 Frank Lampard - England - Chelsea
16 Yohan Cabaye - France - Newcastle
17 Javi Martinez - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
18 Alex Song - Cameroun - Arsenal
19  Ramires - Brazil - Chelsea
20 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia
21 Steven Gerrard - England - Liverpool
22 Esteban Cambiasso - Argentina - Inter
23 Nuri Sahin - Turkey - Real Madrid
24 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto
25 Lucas Leiva - Brazil - Liverpool
26 Javier Zanetti - Argentina - Inter
27 Claudio Marchisio - Italy - Juventus
28 Riccardo Montolivo - Italy - Fiorentina/Milan
29 Michael Carrick - England - Manchester United
30 Mikel Arteta - Spain - Arsenal
31 Gokhan Inler - Switzerland - Napoli
32 Axel Witsel - Belgium - Benfica
33 Jeremy Toulalan - France - Malaga
34 Lass Diarra - France - Real Madrid
35 Marouane Fellaini - Belgium - Everton
36  David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München
37 Bruno Soriano - Spain -Villarreal
38 Yann M'Vila - France - Rennes
39 Paul Scholes - England - Manchester United
40 Lucho Gonzalez - Argentina -Marseille/FC Porto
41 Thiago Motta - Italy - Inter/PSG
42  Mark Van Bommel - Netherlands - Milan/PSV
43 Scott Parker - England - Tottenham
44 Jack Wilshere - England - Arsenal
45 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
46 Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Ajax
47 Marvin Martin - France - Sochaux/Lille
48 Moussa Dembélé - Belgium - Fulham
49 Nigel De Jong - Netherlands - Manchester City
50  Raul Meirelles - Portugal - Chelsea
51  Fernandinho - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
52 Kevin Strootman - Netherlands - PSV
53 Javi García - Spain - Benfica
54 Roman Shirokov - Russia - Zenit
55 Lars  Bender - Germany - Leverkusen
56 Seydou Keita - Mali - Barcelona/ Dalian Aerbin
57 James Milner - England - Manchester City
58 David Pizarro - Chile - Roma/Manchester City
59 Gareth Barry - England - Manchester City
60 Chiek Tiote - Ivory Coast - Newcastle
61 Sandro - Brazil - Tottenham
62 Anatolij Tymoshchuk - Ukraine - Bayern München
63 Mikel Essien - Ghana - Chelsea
64 Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla
65 Jon Obi Mikel - Nigeria - Chelsea
66 Anderson - Brazil - Manchester United -
67 Antonio Nocerino - Italy - Milan
68 Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana - Udinese/Juventus
69 Senad Lulic - Bosnia Herzegovina - Lazio
70 Aaron Ramsey - Wales - Arsenal
71 Kim Källström - Sweden - Lyon
72 Ji Sung Park - South Kora - Manchester United/QPR
73 Mauricio Isla - Chile - Udinese/Juventus
74 Tom Cleverley - England - Manchester United
75 Theo Janssen - Netherlands - Ajax
76 Dejan Stankovic - Serbia - Inter
77 Alberto Aquilani -Italy -Liverpool/Milan
78 Granit Xhaka - Switzerland - Basel/Borussia Mönchengladbach
79 Gabi - Spain - Atletico Madrid
80 Beñat - Spain - Real Betis
81 Felipe Melo - Brazil - Galatasaray/Juventus?
82 Gary Medel - Chile - Sevilla
83 Cristian Ledesma - Italy - Lazio
84 Luiz Gustavo - Brazil - Bayern München
85 Raúl García - Spain- Osasuna
86 Ilkay Gündogan - Germany - Dortmund