Brandon Clarke, Memphis Grizzlies Below is a list of NBA Awards winners and finalists for the 2019-20 season: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks This fact was finally officially recognized and on January 10 Barcelona will become only the second team, after Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan, to take all podium positions in the Ballon d'Or. The 17-year-old, who is one of the most talked about prospects in world football right now, joined Thomas Tuchel at the Parc des Princes last year ahead of the new 2019/20 season after deciding against renewing his contract at Barcelona. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers “When the coach announced the team before a match, the first thing I always did was look for Busi, even if I wasn’t starting if he was there I was calm, because I knew he guaranteed tactical intelligence. BARCELONA legend Xavi has heaped praise on Sergio Busquets by claiming his former team-mate made him a better player. Xavi and Iniesta took their legend one step further by leading Spain, currently the best national team in the world, to the Euro and World Cup title. Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers Underrated for a long time, Xavi has now won several individual awards, including the World Soccer Player of the Year recently. Denying Xavi this award would be as cruel an injustice as it was denying it to such legends as Frank Rijkaard and Paolo Maldini, whose importance in that brilliant Milan side was never fully recognized. Messi's club year was arguably the best in modern football history. Busquets has spent his entire career at Barca and has pulled on the famous jersey over 440 times. With Barcelona, Xavi won eight La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles. Thoughts on Xavi Simons' debut for Paris Saint-Germain? The Argentine is hands down the most complete player in the world today and also the deadliest scorer. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Underrated for a long time, Xavi has now won several individual awards, including the World Soccer Player of the Year recently. Finally, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo was a distant third with only three votes (from the representatives of San Marino, Armenia and his home country Portugal), after a season in which he broke the La Liga goal record with a hugely impressive 40 goals. Xavi; Informații generale; Nume complet: Xavier Hernández Creus: Data nașterii: 25 ianuarie 1980 (40 de ani) Locul nașterii: Terrassa, Spania: Înălțime: 1,70 m: Greutate: 68 kg: Post: Mijlocaș: Informații despre echipă; Echipa actuală Al Sadd SC: Număr: 6: Cluburi de juniori; Ani: Club: 1991–1997 Barcelona: Cluburi de seniori* Ani: Club: Ap (G) 1997–2000 Barcelona B: 61 (3) 199 Iniesta and Messi have several years left to collect the most coveted individual award in World Football, especially the latter, who, at 23, has the world at his feet. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Xavi, right, has heaped praise on former team-mate Sergio Busquets, The talented pair won the World Cup and Euros with Spain, Xavi claims Sergio Busquests made him a better player because he used to receive the ball between the line, Xavi now plays his football for Qatari side Al Sadd SC, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). In short, it was the expected outcome. It's set up to foster that mentality. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. The 37-year-old won eight league titles, four Champions League trophies and three Copa del Rey's amongst a host of individual awards. NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Xavi remains a hero amongst the Catalan supporters after spending 17 illustrious years at the Nou Camp. Unsurprisingly, the Spaniards passing stats are some of the best in the Qatar Stars League, boasting an 89.2% passing accuracy. With each passing award, he further cements his status as this generation's best player and one of the best of all-time. Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers For other inquiries, Contact Us. The former Barcelona star is in the running to win the coveted Player of the Year award following a superb individual season. Topics: Football News, Football, Barcelona, Highlights, friendly, Paris Saint Germain. They knew each other's game inside out having played together for Spain in the 2010 World Cup and 2012 Euro Championship winning sides. Am I his advisor? Xavi… James Harden, Houston Rockets Xavi is the first player in the club's history to play 150 European and FIFA Club World Cup matches combined. The second-most votes went to Xavi Hernandez, arguably the second-best player on the planet these days (although teammate Iniesta may have something to say about that), with 11 votes. The 37-year-old won eight league titles, four Champions League trophies and three Copa del Rey's amongst a host of individual awards. Barcelona: UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Second place: 2011 Onze de Bronze: 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Third place (2): 2010, 2011 ... Xavi’s Career Honours In 2010, the Argentine genius scored an unbelievable 45 goals in 36 league matches and, overall, 61 goals and more than 20 assists in only 52 matches. Eric Pachall, Golden State Warriors These three brilliant players have been absolutely instrumental to Barcelona's success in recent years. The Barcelona’s midfielder Xavi Hernández gets an individual award for his perfect season. Xavi joined La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, at age 11, and made his first-team debut against Mallorca in August 1998. The world's best player won the award for best player in Europe in the 2010/2011 season. Ja Morant and Zion Williamson headline the All-Rookie First Team for 2019-20. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks "We're good friends. You can follow Manuel Traquete on Twitter @Manueltraquete. As expected, FC Barcelona 's Lionel Messi was the winner of the first edition of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past two years, you're certainly aware that Barcelona currently possess the three best football players in the world: Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez and Andrés Iniesta. Comparisons to Maradona, arguably the best player of all-time, were even drawn by some pundits and fans alike. And he formed an unstoppable partnership in the middle of the park with Busquets including in the 2009 season which was described as one of the best teams ever to grace a football pitch. The blaugrana side did all this while playing some of the best football the world has ever seen, a football of such beauty that many pundits claim that this Barcelona team is the best club side of all-time (or at least up there with the best). The Argentine was the obvious winner; of the 52 voters, 38 selected him, proving just how superior he was in competition during this past season. PSG went all out to sign the player last summer. These are truly ridiculous stats and they don't even tell the whole story. Of course these are early days in Simons' fledging career, but fans are already getting excited after his latest performance. All rights reserved. If Ballon d'or is an individual award, then why did Xavi was a finalist thrice? The central midfielder reportedly earns €1 million before tax at his new club, according to Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo. La Masia will also become the first academy ever to produce all three Ballon d'Or finalists. Iniesta is a brilliant player and would be a very worthy winner, but Xavi and Messi seem to deserve it more based on their performances during the year. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Ja Morant and Zion Williamson headline the All-Rookie First Team for 2019-20. Lionel Messi is on course for a record-equalling third consecutive Ballon d'Or, football's highest individual award, after the Argentine forward was named on a three-man shortlist on Monday. > Official Release | Carter retires after 22 seasons, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks Published 9:53 AM, Thursday August 06 2020 GMT+1. Xavi reveals the one area Ronaldo is better than Messi Xavi, who always talks so intelligently about football, certainly believes his former teammate is the greatest ever. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. Choosing the finalists was the easy part. > Official Release | Vote Totals | 10 Things to Know, Finalists: Dennis Schröder, Oklahoma City Thunder | Lou Williams, LA Clippers, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks He lifted his first piece of silverware In Qatar following the Wolves 2-1 win over El Jaish in the Qatar Cup final this year. You have agree that Xavi is individually an average player?

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