French magazine France Football announced the names of the three contenders for the Golden Ball. All three are players of Barcelona - Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernández and Lionel Messi.
Not one player on the European champions Inter does not fall in the rankings. Wesley Sneijder was expected to fall in Troika because game and final of the World with the Netherlands, but it did not happen.
Xavi and Iniesta are world champions Spain this summer. Iniesta even scored the winning goal in the final.
Massey, however, failed to lead Argentina to its league title. South Americans have dropped out in the quarterfinals by Germany. However, he was top scorer in the Champions League and the Championship of Spain.
Short introduction of nominees:
Andres IniestaAge: 26 yearsNationality: Spain (54 games / 7 goals)Achievements in 2010: World Champion, Champion of Spain and the Spanish SupercupGolden Ball 2009: 4th place
Lionel MessiAge: 23 yearsNationality: Argentina (54 goals macha/15)Achievements in 2010: Champion of Spain, the Spanish Super Cup, goal scorer in La Liga (34 goals) Scorer of the Champions League (8 goals)Golden Ball 2009:1 place
Xavi HernandezAge: 30 yearsNationality: Spain (99 games / 8 goals)Achievements in 2010: World Champion, Champion of Spain and the Spanish SupercupGolden Ball 2009: 3rd place
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