The European player of the year award was recently given to the Barcelona and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 star, Andres Iniesta, who praised his team-mate Lionel Messi, and Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Andres Iniesta was able to win the European Player of the Year award just by two votes, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 came third.
All these three players were selected for this prestigious honour following their exploits in the last season.
Cristiano Ronaldo was selected because he helped Real Madrid win the Spanish La Liga, took them to the semi-final stage of the Champions League and also helped the Portuguese national team to qualify for the semi-final stage of the Euro 2012.
On the other hand, Lionel Messi helped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 win the Copa del Rey, took his side to the semi-final stage of the Champions League and managed to score 73 goals in the process.
Andres Iniesta, who won the award, was selected for his individual brilliance for the Spanish national team, and Barcelona.
The Spanish midfielder was able to help Barcelona qualify for the semi-final stage of the Champions League. Furthermore, he helped La Blaugrana win the Copa del Rey. However, the reason why he got the highest amount of votes is probably because of his exploits
in the Euro 2012.
The Spanish midfielder was extraordinary throughout the international competition, as he helped the Spanish national team win the Euro 2012 for second time in succession.
While speaking about the award, and the two players who were chosen alongside him, Andres Iniesta stated:
“I’m happy, very happy to win this trophy. Congratulations to Leo and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-c9622 also. It is a real privilege to be on the podium with them. They are the two giants of football.”
“I want to share it with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leo-c22011, who is my teammate, and with the rest of my team, with the Spanish national team and I thank them, because without them I would not have been able to win.”
These three players have also been selected for the World Player of the Year award, also known as the Ballon d’Or.
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