Xavi Hernandez named as World Soccer Player of the Year
Barcelona is a team that is currently raging forward in the world of football with all its might. Their star-studded line-up is only the beginning of the introduction of things that they can do. Each and every player is simply
better than the other and with all of them playing under a perfect team coach Josep Guardiola, they simply do wonders with the ball. While all the Barcelona players are performing together, their team chemistry is incomparable and they are without a doubt
one of the best teams in the world for the past two years.
No team has won two UEFA Champions Leagues in a row. However, Barcelona looked to be favourites last year and it was all because of their outstanding players. Even though every player did a great job while performing for La Blaugrana,
the Argentinean maestro Lionel Messi was considered the favourite. Even though Lionel Messi is the favourite player of almost each Barcelona fan, there is one man who never got the recognition that he deserved – Xavi Hernandez.
The midfield maestro has outdone each and every centre midfielder in the world. The little midfield magician can make the game look incredibly easy with his passing ability. There is no doubt that the Spanish star is one of the
best midfielders not only in Europe but also in the world. The way he can complete more than a hundred passes in one game, it simply shows his dominance in the midfield. Whether it is the highflying Barcelona side or the World Cup winning Spanish team, Xavi
Hernandez is the player who sets the tempo of the game for his team.
With so much creativity and technique in his game along with a lot of accuracy, Xavi Hernandez is often considered the best player in the world. After helping http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 win the FIFA World Cup 2010, Xavi Hernandez finally came before
the eyes of the people as an outstanding talent. After being overshadowed by players like Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi, the midfield ace has simply shown everyone that pace and dribbling is not the key towards the success of a good midfielder.
After being selected for the Ballon d’Or final three, Xavi Hernandez became a fan favourite to win the award. However, right before that award, the British magazine ‘World Soccer’ decided to conduct a poll from their readers before
the end of the year 2010. The player of the year 2010 was to be selected by them and after getting 25.8% votes of the readers, the Spaniard became the World player of the Year for the World Soccer magazine and his fellow team member Lionel Messi came second.
This was the 28th time that the magazine carried out its poll and Xavi Hernandez just topped the voting by approximately half a percent as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 came second with 24.1% votes. Last year, it was Lionel Messi, who
won the award, but this time no one could snatch Xavi Hernandez’s deserved glory. Two other Barcelona players were named in the top ten as the other Ballon d’Or finalist Andres Iniesta came fifth while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 ended up in the seventh position.
In other news, Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola also was selected for the “manager of the year award.” After winning six trophies with Barcelona, back in 2008-2009, he was awarded the best manager award; however, this time the
Catalan ended up in the fifth position.
Moreover, the World Soccer readers were to select the best team of the year 2010 as well. After a joint poll, the Spanish Champions managed to show that they were still ready to compete against big teams as they ended up on third
position. It was the World Cup winning side, consisting of 8 Barcelona players that came first followed by the UEFA Champions League winning club http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan. Barcelona were named third to show the world that they are still favourites to win everything.
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