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The Spaniard »Xavi« - The World's best Playmaker for the 4th time !
Selected editorial staffs and experts from 81 nations of all the football continents took part 2011 to the annual election of the World’s best Playmaker (by IFFHS). The "Top 16" is composed by 13 Europeans and three South Americans. The 16 best playmakers of the year 2011 have 10 different nationalities, since Spain is represented five times and Germany twice. However, the 16 present best playmakers of the world all play in the five strongest European leagues, in Spain (7), England (3), Italy (3), Germany (2) and France (1).
Of the three playmakers, who ranked in the annual world ranking for the first time, the technically brilliant and imaginative Spaniard David Silva (born on 8.1.1986) even managed to reach the "Top 6". It’s surely unbelievable, that in the "Top 10" there are five Spaniards and three foreign players who play in the Spanish Primera División. Also a reason, why in Spain exists today the best football culture. In the two world’s best clubs play three (Real Madrid CF) resp. four (FC Barcelona) of the present world’s best playmakers.
Three "Barça"-players fill the three best places in this world election. 31 years-old Spaniard Xavier Hernández Creus »Xavi« successfully retained his title and became World’s best Playmaker for the 4th consecutive time. A sensational achievement! His younger teammates "Leo" Messi and Andrés Iniesta occupy the following places, ahead of the German national team playmaker, Mesut Özil.
The two best-placed playmakers will be honoured with a gilded and silvered IFFHS-trophy in occasion of the 2012 World Football Gala.
1. Xavier Hernández Creus »Xavi« FC Barcelona España 232
2. Lionel Andrés Messi FC Barcelona Argentina 147
3. Andrés Iniesta FC Barcelona España 110
4. Mesut Özil Real Madrid CF Deutschland 59
5. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Real Madrid CF Portugal 47
6. David Silva Manchester City FC España 31
7. Wesley Sneijder FC Internazionale Milano Nederland 22
8. Xabier Alonso Olano »Xabi Alonso« Real Madrid CF España 19
9. Diego Forlán FC Internazionale Milano Uruguay 17
10. Francesc Fábregas FC Barcelona España 15
Andrea Pirlo Juventus FC Torino Italia
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my thoughts exactly... wtf was that
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I wish Xavi had a twitter ;(
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lol penaldo on the list
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Very good. Lionel Andres Messi. They even merged Messi and the Don. Mind = blown.
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is this the best player list?
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Andres is Messi's middle name as far as I'm aware.Very good. Lionel Andres Messi. They even merged Messi and the Don. Mind = blown.
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