Lionel Messi took the award home, with Xavi coming third and Iniesta fourth in the vote. This year, though, Xavi and Iniesta have an excellent opportunity, since they won the World Cup with Spain.

Barcelona players Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez and Lionel Messi were the three nominees Monday for FIFA's "Ballon d'Or" award for the world player of the year. Midfielders Iniesta and Xavi ...

Messi made a terrific run that confused Patrice Evra. Pedro was free, Xavi found him, and it was 1-0. Messi then made it 2-1 with that fierce, dipping, bouncing drive served up to him by Iniesta ...

Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. Stop. Three from Barcelona. Stop. Russia and Qatar. Stop. FIFA is corrupt. Stop. England is arrogant. Stop. I am all-powerful. Stop. Ok, so perhaps this hypothetical ...

It’s no surprise that Barcelona’s biggest legends are among the list of players that have also racked up the most appearances ...

Barcelona legend Ivan Rakitic announced his retirement from football earlier this week and, in a sense, put an end to an ...

Andres Iniesta believes him, Lionel Messi and Xavi could all return to the Nou Camp and run Barcelona one day. He said: "Us players were all there for so many years, experiencing the club as kids ...

Despite not having Andrés Iniesta, Messi believes that the team's style has not changed, and admits that "Andrés and Xavi are unique; they made the game more colorful and brought more possession." ...

Barcelona legend Xavi took to social media on Sunday to remember a very special day a decade ago when he was nominated for the final of the 2010 Ballon d’Or along with team-mates Lionel Messi ...

Meanwhile, Xavi had to face three press conferences in which all the questions focused on his future. Xavi’s 767 appearances for Barca are second only to Lionel Messi and he won everything as a ...

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Lionel Messi appeared on a local radio station this weekend to speak about the beginning of this season and the team's style of play. Despite not having Andrés Iniesta, Messi believes that the ...