Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez has been voted the best ‘creator’ of the world game of 2009, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) in a classification that has overtaken his teammate Leo Messi. Egarense midfielder won the classification by a single vote (164-163) Leo Messi, the Argentine who this season has won the ‘Golden Ball’ and the FIFA World Player came in second. Xavi Hernandez, who has already received this same award in 2008, will collect the award in London on February 1. According to the IFFHS, the award has been achieved through “his (Hernandez’s) way of playing smart.” The award received by Xavi Hernandez, best player in the last European Championship and third in voting for the FIFA World Player, is a reflection of the success of Barca this season, since the set was chosen best team in 2009 and Josep Guardiola awarded the best coach last year.

    

                         Soccer of the world!

 

XAVI HERNANDEZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The complete classification

 

Rating:

.1. Xavi Hernández (ESP/Barcelona) 164

.2. Lionel Messi (ARG/Barcelona) 143

.3. Ricardo Kaká (BRA/Real Madrid) 99

.4. Andrés Iniesta (ESP/Barcelona) 98

.5. Steven Gerrard (ING/Liverpool) 54

.6. Cesc Fábregas (ESP/Arsenal) 45

.7. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Real Madrid) 41

.8. Frank Lampard (ING/Chelsea) 35

.9. Andrea Pirlo (ITA/Milán) 26

10. Juan Sebastián Verón (ARG/Estudiantes)13

11. Diego Ribas da Cunha (BRA/Juventus) 10

12. Michael Ballack (GER/Chelsea) 9

.+. Yoann Gourcuff (FRA/G. Burdeos) 9

13. Andrey Arshavin (RUS/Arsenal) 8

15. Xabi Alonso (ESP/Real Madrid) 7

.+. Franck Ribéry (FRA/Bayern Múnich) 7