Bale the best in England, Messi the master in Spain - the winners of the world's top 50 individual awards

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As the Goal 50 for the 2012-13 season draws ever closer, we review some of the best performers from around the globe over the last 12 months

We are now just weeks away from the announcement of the prestigious Goal 50 accolade as we reward the best individual performers of the 2012-13 season.

Since our last Goal 50 was presented in July 2012 to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, there have been a number of other individual prizes handed out across the world.

Below, we list 50 of the most prominent from around the globe.

AFRICA
AwardWinner
 Africa-based Player of the Year Mohamed Aboutrika (Al-Ahly)
 CAF Champions League Golden Boot (2012) Emmanuel Clottey (Berekum Chelsea)
 African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
 Africa Cup of Nations Best Player Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso)
 Africa Cup of Natons Top Goalscorer (Shared) E Emenike (NIG)/W Mubarak (GHA)
AMERICAS
AwardWinner
 Copa Libertadores Best Player (2012)Emerson (Corinthians)
 Copa Libertadores Golden Boot (2012) [Shared]Neymar (Santos)/Matias Alustiza (Deportivo Quito)
 CONCACAF Champions League Best PlayerAldo de Nigris (Monterrey)
 MLS MVPChris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
 Liga MX Top GoalscorerChristian Benitez (Club America)
Campeonato Brasileiro Golden BootFred (Fluminense)
Argentina Primera Division Golden BootIgnacio Scocco (Newell's Old Boys)
Canadian Championship Best PlayerJustin Mapp (Montreal Impact)
Ecuador Serie A Top GoalscorerNarciso Mina (Club America)
Colombia Liga Postobon Golden BootRobin Ramirez (Deportes Tolima)
ASIA & OCEANIA
AwardWinner
 AFC Player of the Year Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai)
 AFC Asian International Player of the Year Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United)
 AFC Foreign Player of the Year Rogerinho (Kuwait SC)
 AFC Champions League Best Player Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai)
 J-League Golden Boot Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
 K-League Golden Boot Dejan Damjanovic (FC Seoul)
 A-League Golden Boot Daniel McBreen (Central Coast Mariners)
 OFC Champions League Golden Ball Sanni Issa (Ba FC)
EUROPE
AwardWinner
Champions League Golden Boot Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Europa League Golden Boot Libor Kozak (Lazio)
European Golden Shoe Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
European Golden Boy Isco (Malaga)
Premier League Footballer of the Year Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
PFA Player of the Season Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
Premier League Golden Boot Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
Premier League Golden Glove Joe Hart (Manchester City)
La Liga Player of the Season Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
La Liga Golden Boot Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
La Liga Zamora Trophy Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid)
Serie A Golden Boot Edinson Cavani (Napoli)
Bundesliga Player of the Season Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
Bundesliga Golden Boot Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen)
Ligue 1 Player of the Season Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Ligue 1 Golden Boot Zlatan Ibrahmovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Russian Premier League Golden Boot (Shared) Wanderson (Krasnodar)/Y Movsisyan (Spartak)
Eredivisie Player of the Year Wilfried Bony (Vitesse)
Eredivisie Golden Boot Wilfried Bony (Vitesse)
Scotland PFA Player of the Year Michael Higdon (Motherwell)
WORLD
AwardWinner
 Fifa Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
 Confederations Cup Golden Ball Neymar (Brazil)
 Confederations Cup Golden Boot Fernando Torres (Spain)
 Confederations Cup Golden Glove Julio Cesar (Brazil)
 Club World Cup Player of the Tournament Cassio (Corinthians)
 Club World Cup Golden Boot Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
 Fifa Puskas Award Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce)

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