Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta received the UEFA Best Player in Europe award on Thursday after pipping Cristiano Ronaldo and club-mate Lionel Messi in a journalists’ poll.
It is his second major individual honour of the summer, after he was named Player of the Tournament for his role in Spain’s triumph at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
The award was decided by 53 European journalists who cast their votes during Thursday’s Champions League group-stage draw in Monaco.
Iniesta, 28, received 19 votes, with Ronaldo and Messi — the winner of last year’s inaugurual prize — each receiving 17.
“I am very honoured and I dedicate this award to my Barcelona and Spain team-mates,” said Iniesta, who received the award from UEFA president Michel Platini.
“I am privileged to be here with two such great footballers as Leo and Cristiano.”
An artful attacking midfielder, Iniesta has won every major honour in the game with Barcelona and Spain over the last four years and notably scored the extra-time winner against the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.
Despite his success at Euro 2012, Iniesta saw Barcelona miss out to Ronaldo’s Real Madrid in last season’s La Liga title race, while the Blaugrana also fell to eventual champions Chelsea in the semi-finals of the Champions
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Posted: at 30-08-2012 06:57 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
moni4real at 30-08-2012 08:05 PM (11 years ago) (f)
TO BE SINCERE, MESSI DESERVE IT, FOLLOW BY INIESTA, BUT U KNOW THERE IS POLITICS IN FOOTBALL NOW, MESSI IS ARGENTINA WHICH IS SOUTH AMERICA, INIESTA IS A WONDERFUL PLAYER, BUT MESSI IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. WE THAT ARE IN EUROPE KNOWS THAT IS GOING ON HERE.ANYWAY, HE IS MY PAL 2. BARCA 4 LIFE
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aso4life1 at 31-08-2012 11:30 AM (11 years ago) (m)
Quote from: moni4real on 30-08-2012 08:05 PM
TO BE SINCERE, MESSI DESERVE IT, FOLLOW BY INIESTA, BUT U KNOW THERE IS POLITICS IN FOOTBALL NOW, MESSI IS ARGENTINA WHICH IS SOUTH AMERICA, INIESTA IS A WONDERFUL PLAYER, BUT MESSI IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. WE THAT ARE IN EUROPE KNOWS THAT IS GOING ON HERE.ANYWAY, HE IS MY PAL 2. BARCA 4 LIFE
Messi Ko, Messi ni, do you know it's xavi and Iniesta that have been working to serve Messi some passes? No Iniesta, No Messi and that is why his performance with his national team is woeful. Iniesta is good at both club and National team. To say the truth, Iniesta played better Than Messi last season and to crown it all, I am surprise to see Ronaldo in the top 3 cos I think Didier Drogba performed better than him last season...well that is football politics.
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