IFFHS NAMES XAVI HERNANDEZ BEST MIDFIELDER 2011

The FIFA backed IFFHS ( International Football Federation of History & Statistics) has handed in their list of the "Best Midfielder in World Football" for 2011 ( game creator + assistances) . The FC BARCELONA & Spanish Football International XAVI HERNANDEZ tops the list over second placed team-mate Lionel Messi. Its the 4th consecutive time that Xavi gets this prestigious recognition, & maybe, just maybe, the Golden Ball organizers can put aside their "marketing variable" & prize Xavi for at least his long & consistent trajectory. However, don't think this will happen.

But there is another great observation, there are another 4 more Spanish Football players in the Top 10 of World Football: Iniesta, Silva, Xabi Alonso & Cesc Febragas

Here is the IFFHS list :

.1. Xavier Hernández Creus 'Xavi' (SP/Barcelona) 232 points
.2. Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona) 147
.3. Andrés Iniesta (SP/Barcelona) 110
.4. Mesut Özil (GER/Real Madrid) 59
.5. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Real Madrid) 47
.6. David Silva (SP/Manchester City) 31
.7. Wesley Sneijder (HOL/Inter Milan) 22
.8. Xabier Alonso 'Xabi' (ESP/Real Madrid) 19
.9. Diego Forlán (URU/Inter Milan) 17
.10. Cesc Fábregas (SP/Barcelona) 15
.11. Andrea Pirlo (ITA/Juventus) 15
.12. Franck Ribery (FRA/Bayern Munich) 10
.13. Bastian Schweinsteiger (GER/Bayern Munich) 9
.14. Luka Modric (CRO/Tottenham Hotspur) 8
.15. Frank Lampard (ENG/Chelsea) 5
.16. Javier Matías Pastore (ARG/Paris Saint-Germain) 5

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