This is only the third time in the history of this award only three players from one club will end the first three places of the Ballon d’Or after the two triplets of AC Milan in 1988 and 1989, with Marco Van Basten winner twice, Frank Rijkaard third each time, Ruud Gullit second in 1988 and Franco Baresi, second in 1989.

FIFA, now that was a partner in the bi-weekly France Football French for the occasion was unveiled on October 26 the list of 23 nominees to succeed Messi.

The revelation of this trio on Monday, comes as the Gazzetta Dello Sport, great sports newspaper in Italy, had said Sunday, claiming leaks that Iniesta would the Ballon d’Or Messi and Xavi and stay ahead. La Gazzetta had at least the three good names.

Andres Iniesta, who scored Spain’s winner in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (1-0 against the Netherlands), is like a big favorite for this title honoring the best player of the year.

Xavi is also part of the Spanish world champion but was less prominent qu’Iniesta.

Lionel Messi chains the benefits of high fly to Barcelona but has completely missed the World with a team coached by Argentine Diego Maradona and humiliated in the quarterfinals by Germany (0-4).

The biggest loser of the passage of 23 to 3 players from the list of suitors – which does not already figured the double scorer in the finals of the Champions League, never Diego Milito French – is the Dutchman Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan).

Sneijder had won everything-or almost-club in last season with the Italian Cup, the Italian league and the Champions League. At the World Cup in South Africa, he wore the ‘Oranje’ to the final. But since then, he drags his sentence in a club.

On the occasion of the Golden Ball will also be appointed on January 10, in particular, the coach of the year.

Again, France Football and FIFA have cut Monday its list of 10 to 3 names: there is Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach world champion, Pep Guardiola, coach of Barcelona, Jose Mourinho, who coached last season Inter Milan took control of Real Madrid this season.

Recall the list of 23 nominees (in alphabetical order):

Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid / ESP), Daniel Alves (Barcelona / BRA), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid / ESP), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid / POR), Didier Drogba (Chelsea / CIV), Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan / CMR), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal / ESP), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid / URU), Asamoah Gyan (Rennes and Sunderland / GHA), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona / ESP), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan / BRA), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich / GER), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich / GER), Maicon (Inter Milan / BRA), Lionel Messi (Barcelona / ARG), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich / GER), Mesut Özil (Werder Bremen and Real Madrid / GER), Carles Puyol (Barcelona / ESP), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich / NED), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich / GER), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan / NED), David Villa (Valencia and Barcelona / ESP), Xavi ( Barcelona / ESP).

Recall the list of 10 coaches nominated:

Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea / ITA), Vicente del Bosque (Spain / ESP), Alex Ferguson (Manchester United / SCO), Pep Guardiola (Barcelona / ESP), Joachim Loew (Germany / GER), Jose Mourinho (Inter Milan and Real Madrid / POR), Oscar Tabarez (Uruguay / URU), Louis van Gaal (Bayern Munich / NED), Bert van Marwijk (Pays-Bas/NED) Arsene Wenger (Arsenal / ENG)

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Especially last season was tough for the La Mancha. Iniesta suffered three muscle injuries. The first to the Basel on November 4, 2008 he took land away from the game for a month and a half. Intramuscular septum rupture of the previous rector of the right leg caused him to miss the Barcelona-Real Madrid.

In February 2009, Iniesta suffered an elongation of the semitendinosus muscle of the left thigh during training and returned to be out for a month.

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Speaking to Barça TV Iniesta said he assumed that his partner would not see the red “because it is a typical balloon leaking a bit.” “Pique told me that he had been hit in the knee and are quick decisions. The referee hurt us dramatically, but in the end made up for it,” he acknowledged.

With regard to Saturday’s match against Getafe, Iniesta said the attitude of the team despite playing with one less for over an hour was “exceptional”. “She is playing with 10 because it is harder and more against Getafe, who likes to have the ball. The attrition was notable, but the team’s attitude was exceptional,” he said.

In a “grand moment”
Is also recognized that a “great” individual moment to review the latest sports, although not satisfied manchego and says he wants to be “better” than last season.

“I feel good. I have spent almost one and half taking a good feeling and intent that the regularity is the maximum in every match. I have good feelings,” he said.

However, the Manchego is self-demanding about their performance and knows he can give more of herself. “It’s difficult to compare things, but I would be better than last year. I want to be better every year and now I’m fine. There are still months of competition to improve and be doing something right,” he said.

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