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Golden Ball in Barcelona for 8 time 

Golden Ball in Barcelona for 8 time

6.12.2010

Surely the winner of the Golden Ball for 2010 will be player of Barcelona. Also recognized for the eighth time will go to Barca player.

Under the new rules of the magazine France Football, which organized the poll together with FIFA, 23 nominees were only three, among which there is the new prize-winner. The winner of the valuable trophy is among soccer players of Barcelona Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and possession of the prize in 2009 for Lionel Messi.

The names of the three main candidates for the award were announced at the headquarters of global media institution in Paris by Jean-Pierre Papin and Christian Karembeu.

Trio of contenders will come on January 10, 2011 the scene of the opera in Zurich. It was there that collected the most votes from journalists, coaches and captains of teams who compete under the auspices of FIFA, will learn who the winner for 2010.

If the trophy went to Xavi or Iniesta, one of them will become the second Spaniard after Luis Suarez, who again in Barcelona take the Golden Ball in 1960. And any of the three to win, thus the prize will go for the eighth time in Barcelona.

As we said, now has one Spaniard - Luis Suarez in 1960, one Dutchman - Johan Cruyff in 1973 and 1974, a Bulgarian - Hristo Stoichkov in 1994, two Brazilians Rivaldo in 1999 and Ronaldinho in 2005. Lionel Messi after 2009 can repeat Johan Cruyff as a player than one nationality, it is twice in a row won the award for Barcelona.

In the case of Argentina must win the trophy for 2010. However, if he went to one of two Spaniards, it will beovtori for the first time in 50 years.



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