The first edition in Spain of the Facebook Football Awards gala takes place on Thursday at the Facebook headquarters in Madrid.
A total of 1.2 million votes were cast through MARCA, to decide the winners of the nine different categories to be awarded.
Votes have come from a staggering 191 countries, including intense participation from the other side of the Atlantic, demonstrating impact Spanish football has on America, especially the southern half of the continent.
This first edition of the Facebook Football Awards in Spain and Germany follows the lead of the campaign co-organised by The Mirror and BT in theUK in order to select the best of the Premier League.
The gala, which will be streamed on MARCA.com and on MARCAs official Facebook page, will be hosted by Radio MARCA anchor Eduardo García along with MARCA writer Almudena Rivera.